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School dist. eyes cuts of $3.5 million Proposals include losing 17 teaching positions

By Cornelia Naylor

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the spill was unknown still, so we had nothing to wrap the boom around,” Lowry said.

“We didn’t know where the oil was coming from.

“The crews, through our skimming, suspected it was the Marathassa,” Lowry said.

“It’s very challenging to know where it’s coming from until you begin skimming (oil from the water’s surface).”

Cleanup crews arrived on scene at 9:25 p.m. on Wednesday. About 6.5 hours later, at roughly 4 a.m., they started laying boom around the Marathassa, and roughly two hours later, the ship was surrounded.

Based on Transport Canada’s overhead flights, an estimated 2,700 litres (roughly 17 barrels) of oil leaked into English Bay, and Western Canada Marine Response Corporation has recovered roughly four-fifths of that.

“From our perspective, to be on scene

The Burnaby school district is considering cutting the equivalent of nearly 30 jobs to deal with a projected $6.4-million shortfall next year.

The bleak financial picture was unveiled at a public budget meeting at Burnaby Central Secondary Thursday.

Secretary-treasurer Greg Frank said the cuts – totalling more than $3.5 million – are being considered because increases in provincial funding next year aren’t sufficient to cover projected cost increases, like inflation and teachers moving up on the pay grid.

But Frank emphasized the district’s plan was still “very much a work in progress.”

“These are areas that are being investigated,” he said. “We’re trying to be transparent to identify areas that are being investigated.”

The proposed cuts include the equivalent of nearly 17 teaching jobs.

Despite the preliminary nature of the plan, that has the Burnaby Teachers’ Association nervous.

“That concerns me, full stop,” said president Rae Figursky, “because those are all direct services to kids.”

Figursky didn’t address the board at the meeting, but the teachers’ union will bring its concerns to a private partnergroup meeting with the district on April 21, she said.

“We’ll also say, ‘These are the things that are over our dead body,’” she told the NOW. Hardest hit could be school libraries, which might see two elementary teaching positions and 0.6 FTE of secondary teaching time cut, as well as the loss of one high school library assistant.

Burnaby Teacher Librarians’ Association chair Jim Irwin urged the board to maintain teacher-librarian time.

“The work of teacher-librarians touches each student in each school because we work with all students and with

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RESPONSE TIME Western Canada Marine Response Corporation didn’t start surrounding the Marathassa with a protective boom till about 4 a.m. on Thursday, because it wasn’t clear where the oil was coming from at first. By roughly 6 a.m., the ship was surrounded. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Oil response ‘phenomenal’

Burnaby-based company says it was on scene within two hours of being called in for spill in English Bay

By Jennifer Moreau

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The Burnaby-based company handling cleanup efforts for Vancouver’s oil spill is calling its response “phenomenal,” despite criticism from B.C.’s premier that it took six hours to get booms in place around the source.

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, the company that handles oil spills along the entire West Coast of B.C., started laying boom around the Marathassa in roughly six hours after the call to come in.

“The response time was exceptionally quick,” said the corporation’s spokesperson Michael Lowry.

The Marathassa, a cargo ship on its maid-

en voyage, was leaking oil from an open valve in the lower portion of its hull.

Last week, Premier Christy Clark criticized the response efforts while speaking to reporters.

“I am very, very disappointed that the City of Vancouver was not notified till 12 hours after it happened,” Clark said, “equally, even more disappointed, I would say that it took them six hours to get booms in place – six hours to get booms in place in the busiest port in Canada, where they have the resources.”

Lowry explained that’s because the Marathassa didn’t report the spill, and the response crews couldn’t tell where the oil was coming from at first.

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LEAFY LESSONS: Grade 1 and 2 students at Forest Grove Elementary brave the rain Monday to learn about planting seeds. Since the school built the district’s first edible garden in 2011, interest in school gardens has taken root across the city. PHOTO MAGGIE NAYLOR

Young gardeners eager to get growing in city schools Demand for gardens sparks work on district-wide guidelines

By Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Inman Elementary students are hoping to get their hands dirty in a new school garden before the end of the school year.

The garden was approved in principle by the district months ago, according to a report to the school board last month, but a spot for the garden has yet to be given the final go ahead.

“We’ve talked to our students, we’ve done a survey, and they’re pretty keen to go,” Inman principal Wally Kanno told the NOW, “so we’re hoping that before momentum peters out and people start losing their focus, it would be nice to have something there so that they can actually see that what they surveyed on and what they’ve been working towards is actually there.”

The school’s garden committee, made up of school staff, parents and grandparents who have met since late fall, has secured about $2,500 in grants and

Wriggler: Forest Grove Elementary students react to a large worm in their compost bin during a rainy session in the school’s garden on Monday. PHOTO MAGGIE NAYLOR

plans to get students growing both edible and decorative plants, according to Kanno “Depending on how much (garden space) we get, each of the classrooms would have a plot in the garden and then would be responsible for planting, weeding and watering it,” he said.

The idea was spearheaded by school librarian Brenda Carson, an avid gardener who didn’t want students

who don’t have gardens at home to miss out on an opportunity to grow things, according to Kanno The activity would take place during class time and become part of the curriculum, the Inman principal said.

“There are lots of tie-ins with science and all that,” he said.

School gardens have taken off in Burnaby in recent years.

There are now 22 in the

district – four secondary and 18 elementary – but no formal guidelines exist to approve or govern them.

That’s about to change.

“We thought, because there’s more and more interest in these, we should formalize our process a little bit more,” district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank told the NOW, “so we’re reviewing all of what we believe our requirements are, and trying to come up with guidelines that everybody can understand and follow, and also identify who has responsibility for different pieces.”

The guidelines will govern placement of the gardens, edible crops, water supply, summer maintenance and long-term plans for upkeep, Frank said.

The guidelines will also identify a point person in the district office for gardens.

“It’ll be clear where people need to go with the issue, and we, of course, will be working on our own communication internally Continued on page 4

Two employees at a Burnaby Care home have been fired for their alleged involvement in a pyramid scheme.

The two worked at St. Michael’s Centre, a local seniors’ home that also provides hospice care.

“Obviously we find it very disappointing to know two of our seniors employees were involved in this illegal scheme,” said Dave Lefebvre, spokesperson for Providence Health Care, which manages the centre. “We did investigate it quickly.We moved quickly with the dismissals, and we are continuing to investigate, and we are continuing to work with police.”

News of the scheme first surfaced about three weeks ago, when concerned workers contacted their union.

“We were told two excluded (non-unionized) managers were inviting members to participate in some kind of investment scheme, so of course alarm bells went on over here,” said Mike Old, spokesperson for the Hospital Employees Union. “These were managers who directed the work of our members at the facility so there is a bit of a power relationship there, and it could be perceived as

a coercive offer to members, and we were concerned about that perception.”

The union then alerted Providence Health Care, which spoke to both staff and residents. According to Lefebvre, the scheme was something along the lines of Women Helping Women or Women Empowering Women, where women invest $5,000 and supposedly get $40,000 back. Oftentimes

We are continuing to investigate the scheme targets industries with female and immigrant workers, Lefebvre explained.

It’s not clear if any staff actually fell for the scam, because Lefebvre said no one has come forward, and there’s no evidence so far that residents were targeted.

Providence Health Care is working with police.The Burnaby RCMP couldn’t confirm or deny there’s an investigation and could not comment on the case.

“If we get a complaint, and there are no victims of a fraud.We can’t go forward,” said Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis.

Help keep your neighbours safe Interested in starting a Block Watch group in your neighbourhood? Burnaby RCMP are inviting residents to a training session next month.

Hosted by the detachment’s crime prevention unit, the training session will cover topics including home security, crime prevention, emergency reporting, observation skills and more, according to a notice from Burnaby RCMP. Joining Block Watch has a number of benefits for neighbourhoods, according to the notice, including a reduction in crime, less fear through education and some insurance agencies

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Questions about transit vote? Help is at hand Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Burnaby residents now have a place to go if they’re having trouble voting in the transit plebiscite.

Elections B.C. announced today that it’s opening nine plebiscite ser-

vice offices in the region, including one at Lougheed Town Centre.The office will be open during mall hours, but closed on Sundays and holidays.

The offices are there for those who need services in person or have not received their ballots.

Voters can go to the offices to register to vote, update their information, receive information on how to vote and ask for a voting package until May 15.

Completed ballot packages can also be dropped off at the offices until 8 p.m. on Friday, May 29.

About five per cent of Burnaby’s registered voters have sent in their transit plebiscite ballots, according to Elections B.C. As of April 8, 7,595 Burnaby residents out of 143,780 registered voters had sent their ballots in.

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are voting on whether to accept a 0.5 per cent increase to the provincial sales tax to help fund 10 years’ worth of transit projects.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 includes build-

ing a new Broadway subway line, adding more B-line bus routes and replacing the Pattullo Bridge.

Those who have not received a ballot package should call 1-800-661-8683 or go to elections.bc.ca/ovr.

Voters have until May 29 to return their ballots.

‘We’re trying to be as gentle as we can’

Budget by the numbers

Continued from page 1 classroom teachers as well,” he said.

Trustee Baljinder Narang was sympathetic, saying provincial underfunding has meant the board has had to make tough decisions.

“No matter how hard we try, it would not be completely up front if we said we weren’t affecting things; we are, but we’re trying to be as gentle as we can,” she said.

Most audience members who spoke laid the blame for the cuts on the provin-

$6.4 million – the shortfall projected by the district for 2015/16 to maintain current services. District blames small increase in provincial funding compared to increased staffing costs, inflation and a decline in enrolment. $4 million – surplus expected at the end of this year that will be applied to next year’s shortfall. Funds represent savings the district was allowed to keep from last year’s teacher strike. $2.4 million – net shortfall projected for 2015/16.

cial government.

Parent Peter Cech had some advice for residents who might be angry after looking over the proposed reductions.

“If they’re mad about these cuts, that anger should be directed at the provincial government, not at this district and its staff,” he said.

Former Burnaby First Coalition school board candidate Maria Parente, however, aimed her frustration at the board.

She blasted trustees for the proposed cuts to li-

braries and said the district would have more money if it weren’t losing students to homeschooling, private schools and other districts.

During the last election, BFC maintained 7,000 Burnaby children aged five to 18 were not enrolled in the district, representing millions of dollars in lost per-pupil provincial funding.

“What you didn’t like listening to in the last election was how do we keep our students in Burnaby,” Parente told trustees Thursday.

Trustee Larry Hayes jumped in, saying BFC’s numbers were “totally off.”

“You didn’t fool the public either,” he said, “and that’s called politicking, what you’re doing.”

When Parente said she might run for office again, Hayes said, “And you’ll finish exactly where you finished this time.”

The board will vote on the final preliminary 2015/16 budget at a public meeting on April 28.

To see Thursday’s presentation, visit sd41.bc.ca.

$3.5 million – cuts being considered by the district to balance budget.

1 full-time equivalent (FTE) – cuts being considered to district administration.

16.7 FTE – cuts being considered to teaching positions.

12 FTE – cuts being considered to CUPE positions, including lab assistants, library assistants, noon-hour supervisors, clerical staff. $1.2 million – savings the province wants the district to find in its administrative budget under Bill 11.

Moveable garden troughs planned for Inman elementary Continued from page 3 so that it’s easier for people to get the answers they need,” Frank said.

That’s good news to community member Barb McMahon, a driving force behind Burnaby’s first organic edible school garden, built in 2011 and still thriving at Forest Grove Elementary.

At two recent symposiums for schools interested in gardens, McMahon said communication with the district was a common concern brought up by participants.

She also hopes the new district guidelines project a more can-do attitude towards school gardens than

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Recall campaign gets Elections B.C. approval Jennifer Moreau

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The Liberals’ last seat in Burnaby is in jeopardy, now that Elections B.C. has approved a petition to recall Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee. Elections B.C. approved the recall petition in principle on Tuesday, giving campaign organizers 60 days to collect signatures, starting on Wednesday.

Jennifer Heighton, a Burnaby teacher and Coquitlam resident who has been leading the campaign, was pleased with the news.

“I feel like it is a good step towards democracy,” she said. “It’s a positive sign for people that this is an empowering process that gives people their voice back.”

In order to successfully recall Lee, the campaign organizers have to collect 16,494 signatures from Burnaby North’s 41,233 registered voters by June 15.

Once the signatures are collected, Elections B.C. has 42 days to verify the signatures are eligible.

If the recall is successful, there will be a byelection for the Burnaby North seat, and Lee could run again.

Loren Letourneau, a Burnaby resident, is the petition’s proponent. Letourneau’s statement, submitted to Elections B.C., said he could not sit by with Lee as his MLA. “I believe in a political system where the will and needs of a large group of people are represented in government by an elected official. In this, I feel (Lee) has failed. Our hospital is under-funded and overdue for seismic upgrading. He has been silent on the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion proposal, other than to echo Victoria’s talking points. And he has continued, since 2001, to be paid for the privilege of being our voice in the Legislature,” Letourneau’s statement reads.

Lee was in Victoria in the legislature Tuesday and unavailable for comment, but in a previous interview with the NOW, he said he had the support of voters in the

last election.

“We just had an election and another election is two years away, so it will take away energy and time for me, of course. I try my best to address all the constituents’ concerns,” he said.

Lee has been MLA in Burnaby North for 14 years.

He was working as a programmer analyst at TRIUMF, UBC’s particle and nuclear physics lab, before he was voted in during the Liberal landslide of 2001. In previous elections, Lee has held onto his seat by several hundred votes, but in 2005 it was as close as 65.

Recall rules are covered by the Recall and Initiative Act, which came into effect in 1995. Since then, Elections B.C. has approved 26 recall petitions (including this latest one), but only five made it to the signature stage.

Four failed due to lack of valid signatures, and in the fifth campaign, there were more than enough signatures, but the MLA in question resigned.

Worker dies on building site Worksafe B.C. is investigating Burnaby’s Station Square highrise construction site, following the death of a man who fell down an elevator shaft.

Burnaby RCMP were on the scene next to Metropolis at Metrotown on Thursday afternoon.

“We’re working with the B.C. Coroners Service and Worksafe B.C.,” said Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis. “Any kind of situation like this is very traumatizing to every-

one involved, to the company and the people in the area. It’s awful. … It’s a regular workday, no one expects that kind of thing to occur.”

Buis confirmed the man was 29 years old.

The Station Square construction site is at 4688 Kingsway, and includes plans for five towers.

Worksafe B.C. has two investigators looking into the case, trying to determine what happened.

“We take this very seriously of course, and it’s very sad,” said spokesperson Trish Knight Chernecki.

“Their family is expecting them and they don’t come home.”

The deceased worked for Quolus Construction Services, a Delta-based company that’s been operating since 1993.The NOW contacted Quolus, but the people we spoke to declined to comment on the record.

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Really no such thing as a ‘cleanup’ Accidents happen, the saying goes.

And as last Wednesday’s oil spill in English Bay amply demonstrated, accidents also happen in shipping.

The oil spill that washed up on Vancouver beaches Thursday can’t be described as massive or catastrophic. And thousands of ships come and go without a crisis.

But it is bad. And it is instructive.

A number of the black

marks left behind won’t be from the goopy, tarry mess left on rocks or dabbled in by birds – they’ll be from questions that were still unanswered a day after the spill was first noticed.

Chief among those is why it took about 12 hours for all relevant authorities and the public to be told that a spill had even happened.

And that has left a bad taste in a lot of mouths around here.

When accidents happen,

people expect to be told. It also makes pragmatic sense to do so – when information is shared, everyone can be

Calling it a ‘cleanup’ is misleading and false comfort

better prepared.

But we really question all the hyperbole from pol-

iticians and some citizens.

When you have ships filled with fuel, there is a chance that there will be spills.Yes, everybody gets upset when that happens, but it will happen. And it will, despite even “world-class” cleanups, kill birds, ruin beaches and generally destroy our pristine coastline.The very premise of having an oil cleanup is a contradiction in terms.

Crews may contain and collect some of the spill, but

calling it a “cleanup” is misleading and false comfort.

Balls of oily tar are still being found in Alaska 26 years after the Exxon-Valdez disaster. And generations of sea birds and sea life suffer from the aftereffects of spills.

One pundit said public opinion will now pivot against proposed pipelines such as Kinder Morgan’s which – dare we forget – transfers oil to ships in Burrard Inlet. In fact those

plans call for huge increases in tanker traffic through B.C. waters. If one was shaken at all after the rather minor spill last week, just think about what one major spill in Burrard Inlet or on the coast would look like.

Having a “world-class” cleanup plan would pale in comparison to the damage caused by any future spill.

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Can youth vote hurt Harper?

There appears to be some increasing chatter out there that somehow, the so-called “youth vote” will decide the outcome of the looming federal election and turf Stephen Harper from the Prime Minister’s Office.

Sorry, I’m not buying that.While the October election outcome remains very much an open question, there is little evidence to support the theory that younger voters will dominate older ones and stampede the Conservatives from office.

Nevertheless, youth activist Brigette DePape is trying to kickstart a campaign aimed at lighting a fire under young people, urging them to vote in a bid to oust Harper from office.

DePape is targeting strategic ridings where the Conservatives are potentially most vulnerable.

I wish her well in increasing the turnout at the ballot box among younger voters, but there is a flaw in the argument that a big jump in the youth vote is automatically bad news for the Conservatives. It strikes me that young voters are not a monolithic voting bloc, assigned to one particular political party in much greater numbers than any other.

For example, a number of surveys show concerns over climate change are much more of a priority issue for young adults than older ones, which in turn may suggest the Green Party would be the biggest bene-

factor from a big uptick in the youth vote.

But surely a youthful Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party is an obvious attraction for young voters. And the NDP’s Thomas Mulcair got a rock-star kind of reception from a youthful crowd on a recent visit to Vancouver.

So it’s easy to see that a surge of, say, 1,000 new young voters in a riding would cast their ballots in all directions, thus cancelling out much of any supposed advantage for any party.

The next federal election outcome will be decided by a number of factors: how the economy is performing, whether Trudeau or Mulcair can be trusted as the country’s leader, whether enough of the electorate is tired of Harper or perhaps even if the fallout of the trial of Senator Mike Duffy convinces enough voters to wash their hands of the Conservatives.

But as much as I’d like to see a huge resurgence in the number of young people actually casting ballots, the chances of them proving to be a pivotal factor in determining the next prime minister are not good.

Still, I hope DePape scores some kind of success.Voter turnout needs to increase to keep democracy healthy, and what better place to start than with firsttime voters?

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

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Do residents get enough notice of public hearings?

Dear Editor Re: Democracy being hijacked, Letters to the editor, April 6. Bill Phelps wrote that he received a phone call regarding the recall campaign in North Burnaby and stated that the call was from the recall campaign.

This is not true. The recall campaign has phoned no residents of Burnaby.

The call was likely a poll initiated by either Mr. Lee or the provincial Liberal government.

The claim that the provincial NDP are behind the recall initiative is also patently untrue.

The recall team is a non-partisan group that welcomes anyone who is not satisfied with the poor representation provided by Mr. Richard T. Lee. Contrary to Mr. Phelps’ contention, all MLAs are elected to make decisions and specifically to address the issues of the citizens of their riding. It is also worth noting that 75 per cent of eligible voters (2013 election) did choose to have Mr. Lee as their representative. The volunteers of the recall campaign are going door to door to inform North Burnaby residents of the recall campaign (no phone calls), and in many instances, the residents have no idea who Richard T. Lee is.

Recall was created to give voters a course of action if they feel that they are not properly represented. Fourteen years of weak representation is more than enough. Choose recall and have your voice heard.

Larry Myers, Burnaby

Don’t call it a ‘ghetto’ Dear Editor Re: Low-rise rentals are slipping away, Burnaby NOW, April 10. I believe councilor Dan Johnson’s comment about not wanting to be responsible for enshrining a slum is extremely offensive. People living in the area mentioned are there because they cannot afford to live elsewhere.

It’s time all members of council realize not all people are in the six-figure salary bracket.

One reason city council agreed to this density situation is because it creates megabucks in property taxes. City council should enforce the owners of these buildings to maintain them properly. In lieu of that, perhaps Burnaby could purchase and maintain them thereby eliminating any chance of a ghetto and also giving those less fortunate a chance at decent and affordable housing.

Maureen McMahon, Burnaby

Too much airtime?

Dear Editor He’s here, there, everywhere – no, not the Scarlet Pimpernel, but rather the failed candidate for the Green Party, both civic and provincial. Mr. Rick McGowan has been seen at least three times in as many weeks, in his stock cloth hat, in various local print media. What are the odds of that occurring? Could it be that the local media are in cahoots with our inveterate candidate, whose missives are usually to be found in the editorial pages of both local Burnaby papers.

His latest appearance is in the 24 Hrs. handout, with his daughter astride his shoulders holding a sign supporting the group Families Against Cuts to Education. Presumably, it would be proper of me to take my niece to an anti-abortion rally! Now I am not opposed so much to his presence, but should the various media represented here be quite so obvious in their unabashed support of only one side?

Larry Bennett, Burnaby

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richmondite01 Simply seeing the sign on the property would be enough to indicate that SOMETHING was proposed.

Even if you couldn’t stop in heavy traffic, you could make a mental note that there was a sign there, and make a quick call later on to the Planning Department and make an enquiry. Really, there is no excuse to say that people didn’t know anything was planned.

Keith I am not sure why you appear to be so strongly against increasing public participation in the development process, which is the goal of increased notification.

Currently Burnaby has the lowest area of direct notification for developments, at 30 metres. For comparison Richmond is 50 metres, and New Westminster, Coquilam and Victoria are at 100 metres. So there is a lot of room for Burnaby to improve on their public engagement.

As for the development signs, most cities have easier to read signs that include a rendition of the development, making easier to understand what is being proposed, and a lot easier to quickly read. City of Vancouver is a good example of this.

On this specific development the sign was up at the end of November, which is a very busy time of year for people.

Yes, it would be nice if people noticed the signed and remembered to look it up later, but people have busy lives and December is a very busy time of year, so it would be easy forget to look up the development.

Additionally, while the Internet is great for information, groups such as seniors generally are not web savvy, so don’t they deserve notice as well?

So really, there are lots of reasons of why people will not be aware of developments. And again I fail to see why providing more notice is such a bad thing, especially when proposed developments will have a very large impact on not just the immediate neighbourhood, but also the surrounding neighbourhoods as well.

Should Burnaby support a comfort women statue?

Greg Smith Every city has their own pressing issues to deal with. But I don’t believe we, Burnaby citizens are so narrow-minded and not willing to show our compassion to stand on the side of the victims of Japan’s military sexual slavery system. The statue will definitely bring more discussion and awareness of this human rights issue.

But its’t rational deliberation a good step to help resolving the issue?

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City council invited to take part in Bike Day The City of Burnaby was invited to get wheeling at Monday night’s council meeting.

A member of Hub, formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, asked Burnaby to participate in the second annual Bike Day in Canada, set for May 25.

Dennis Hansen, chair of the Burnaby committee of Hub, spoke about Canada Bikes, a federal not-for-profit cycling advocacy group, and its annual promotional event. Bike Day is meant to bring together cyclists, cycling groups and all three levels of government to ad-

vocate for cycling across the country, according to cana dabikes.org.

GILMORE URBAN TRAIL BUDGET BUMPED UP Work on the Gilmore Urban Trail is costing the city over $70,000 more than expected, according to a report from the city’s finance director, Denise Jorgenson.

The budget increase is primarily due to field investigation work, which found a high number of utilities in one of the test hole locations, Jorgenson wrote in a report to council.

“To safely complete the

required work, additional time and the use of specialized equipment and Hydro excavation is needed,” she wrote.

The original budget for the trail upgrades was $182,688.The work, which is being done by R.F. Binnie and Associates Ltd., will now cost $253,695.

SALUTING VOLUNTEERS It’s National Volunteer Week, and Burnaby’s citizen support services staff were on hand at Monday’s council meeting to mark the occasion.

The city’s citizen support

Response under review Continued from page 1 within an hour and 19 minutes, to be activated and clean up 80 per cent of approximately 2,700 litres within 20 hours is phenomenal,” Lowry said.

The corporation deployed six of vessels, 1,600 metres of boom and approximately 35 personnel.

According to Lowry, the easternmost point the oil has spread to is Vancouver’s New Brighton Park, and that was a minor amount of oil. No oil has shown up on Burnaby shores yet.

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Timeline Wednesday, April 8, 5:10 p.m.: A recreational boater reports oil around Marathassa to Canadian Coast Guard.

5:14 p.m. Coast Guard informs emergency management partners.

6:08 p.m. WCMRC is informed and on standby.

8:06 p.m. WCMRC moves into action.

9:25 p.m. WCMRC arrives on scene with vessels.

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4 a.m. Crews start laying boom around ship.

5:53 a.m., WCMRC has surrounded the Marathassa with protective boom.

Apx. 6 a.m., City of Vancouver is notified of the spill.

is now cleaning up beaches and monitoring shores that have already been cleaned to make sure no new oil washes ashore. Affected beaches include Vancouver’s New Brighton Park and second and third beaches in Stanley Park,West Vancouver’s Ambleside and Sandy Cove, and a spot east of the Lions Gate Bridge on the North Shore.

The corporation will also clean the hulls of about six vessels that are covered in oil. Lowry said members of the public should not take it upon themselves to clean up the oil.

“You have to do a shoreline cleanup assessment technique, so scientists walk the beach and determine the level of oiling on the beach, and they determine the most appropriate cleanup technique,” he said.

“They should let the professionals handle it.”

Transport Canada officials are investigating the cause of the leak. It’s also not clear how much oil was lost from the ship, so there’s no way to corroborate Transport Canada’s estimates on the spill’s volume.

“I think it’s still under investigation, and our focus is really almost exclusively on the response,” Jim Lawrence, spokesperson for the ship’s company, told the NOW. However, Lawrence confirmed the ship’s crew, marine engineering experts and the authorities identified that the source was “an outlet valve in the lower portion of the hull, which has been cleaned and closed.”

The ship was built in 2015, and its home port is Cyprus.The company that owns the ship will likely be responsible for paying the cleanup costs.

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The recent oil spill in English Bay could be a sign of things to come for Burnaby, according to city councillors.

Mayor and council directed staff to compile a report on the oil spill and how a similar scenario would play out in Burnaby.

Council was particularly concerned because of the planned twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline and increased tanker traffic.

“It makes us aware of the issue that we’re facing with Kinder Morgan because

with Kinder Morgan, as soon as it goes through the pipe onto the ship, they’re no longer responsible,” Coun. Paul McDonell said at Monday’s council meeting. “And that ship that had the oil leak was a brand new ship.”

He also spoke about the spill response time.

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, the company that handles oil spills along B.C.’s West Coast, was managing the spill around the Marathassa roughly six hours after being called to come in.The City of Vancouver was informed of the spill 12 hours

after it happened.

“If it took that many hours to notify the city or any of the affected people, I can only imagine, on a foggy day if we had a collision or something, who is going to be able to report?” he said.

While the spill itself was a relatively small one, the response time was a definite problem, Coun. Nick Volkow said.

“Twenty-seven hundred litres is nothing,” he said of the scale of the spill. “But the issue is not the size, but the response to it.That was a pathetic response.”

He also questioned the

makeup of the Western I said if but I should say Canada Marine Response when, because with that Corporation, and asked that much traffic its not a quesstaff get more intion of if it’s a formation about question of when – the company. who’s going to be Response times in charge of how could be an issue quickly they refor Burnaby in the spond?” future, Coun. PietCoun. Colro Calendino said. leen Jordan asked “If they operthat staff focus on ate like this when what’s in place for Kinder Morgan Burnaby and what Pietro Calendino pipeline, and the needs to be in 400 tankers a year, councillor place. come through our An oil spill in waters here, and they’re not Vancouver’s waters also afcoordinated,” Coun. Pietfects the cities around it, ro Calendino said, “and if Mayor Derek Corrigan there is an accident – and pointed out.

“Whether it’s in our jurisdiction or not, our city like other cities surrounds this inlet,” he said. “And the impact on us can be massive if our beaches are soiled.”

Based on Transport Canada’s overhead flights, an estimated 2,700 litres (roughly 17 barrels) of oil leaked into English Bay on April 8, and the response company said it recovered roughly four-fifths of that.Transport Canada officials are investigating the cause of the leak.

It’s not clear how much oil leaked, so there’s no way to corroborate the federal department’s estimates on the spill’s volume.

City council ponders new $600,000 fire command vehicle Four months into the new year and firefighters are waiting to hear from city hall on whether their aging command vehicle is going to be replaced.

The Burnaby Fire Department’s command vehicle is due for replacement this year, according to the

department’s vehicle replacement plan.

The plan dictates when big-ticket items, including fire trucks, ladder trucks and other vehicles need to be replaced. Most are on a 15-year lifecycle.

At a December 2014 city council meeting, staff rec-

ommended council approve the purchase of a new fire command vehicle for a cost of nearly $600,000.

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tions, including the possibility of using the Burnaby RCMP’s mobile command centre. Sharing resources would lower costs for the city, Dhaliwal said.

Only once staff has had enough time to consider all the different options and pricing for a new command

vehicle will the motion be brought back to council, according to Dhaliwal.

While he couldn’t provide a specific date of when the motion would return, Dhaliwal said that while the command vehicle is scheduled to be replaced this year, the current command

vehicle is still functioning.

The new fire command vehicle is expected to cost nearly $600,000.

The Burnaby Fire Department did not return calls from the NOW before press time.

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Occupation SFU PHYSICS PROFESSOR Why is he in the news?

Trottier is the man behind SFU’s new multimilliondollar observatory, which includes a $250,000telescope that can look 200 million years back in time.

For years, Trottier has been organizing Starry Nights @ SFU, where members of the public convene on campus for “star parties.” Volunteers operate telescopes, and anyone can take a peek at the unfolding universe. The observatory is about to take these star parties to the next level. The observatory itself is a dark, domed room, with the telescope pointing towards the sky, and a console to control its direction. The surrounding landscaping includes

How do you feel about the opening?

I’m very excited.The site is really taking shape.They’ve been working overtime to get things ready, and it looks great. I have two brothers who are both coming out with their spouses and kids, so it’s going to be a family affair.

Can you tell me a bit about the observatory?

It’s a university teaching and outreach observatory that has a very unusual, powerful telescope. It’s a building with a metal dome on top. ...The observatory is really a key part of the site but most of the site is a project that goes well beyond the observatory, most of the capital expenditure was landscaping by far.The landscaping is all elements that relates to the science of astronomy.There are many things people will discover when they walk around the site.They won’t necessarily know what these things are until they are exploring it.

How powerful is the telescope?

illuminated walkways that charge during the day and light up at night. There are green features referencing our galaxy’s planets and their orbits around the sun.

Trottier’s brother Lorne and sister-in-law Louise donated $2.7 million to make the observatory a reality.

Trottier’s brother runs an electronics company, and the couple donates a portion of the profits to educational science projects.

SFU is celebrating the observatory opening on Friday, April 17 from 8 p.m. to midnight, and the public is invited. See sidebar for details.

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STAR GAZER SFU physics professor Howard Trottier is one of the brothers behind the university’s new multimillion-dollar observatory, complete with a 27-inch telescope for public star gazing parties. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED generation to be more interested in science?

The main thing about the telescope is how big the mirror is that collects light.

So this mirror is 27 inches in diameter - 0.7 metres. A typical university teaching telescope would be about half that size.

I do, the bigger vision is just to be engaged in the natural world in some way.

Step out of the computer environment and see something real with their own eyes and demonstrate it’s OK to be passionate about something.

What kinds of things can you see?

You can see star clusters, in some cases, very beautiful stars. Mainly stars, you’d see the same (ones) that were born together in a cloud of gas and dust, so stars can be blue and red, some brilliant, some less bright. ...There are nebulas that can burst into stars. One of the most famous is called the Orion nebula, these things are gases that are illuminated by stars, inside the cloud, and those can be quite, quite pretty.There are also distant galaxies, you look at galaxies that are so far away the light can travel for millions and millions of years before it reaches your eyes.

What’s going on in the universe right now?

I’ve heard our galaxy is going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy.

That’s right. In (four) billion years. Actually, galaxy collisions are relatively common.You can see other

Heavenly body: An image of the Orion nebula, a cloud of gas and stars that will be visible through SFU’s new telescope. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

galaxies that are colliding right now. Both Andromeda and the MilkyWay are very, very large, spiral galaxies, because they’re these beautiful spiral patterns.

The two galaxies are only two million light years apart, that’s actually quite close.Their mutual gravity is very powerful, and they will eventually collide and coalesce into a single galaxy.

What kinds of things are you going to be looking for?

The first night next Friday, if the weather gods are kind, we want to look at something very spectacular and easy. For example, Jupiter is in the night sky now. It will look big, it has four moons, it’s a very nice sight.We’ll also look at some clusters of stars.We’ll look at

the Orion nebula, it’s a real winner. It’s one of the best things in the sky, it’s still out there now.

What about black holes, can you see those?

No. Generally, you know a black hole is present if it has a companion star. Black holes will draw material from the companion star, and that material gets heated and it makes X-rays, and that’s a sign that something very violent or hot is going on around the black hole.You need a special X-ray telescope in space to see that.There’s all kinds of other things for us, there’s no shortage to show the public through a telescope like this.

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Why is it important for us to pay attention to the cosmos?

Ultimately, astronomy and science has told us things that illuminate the human condition in ways I think that no other philosophy or religion could come close to telling us.The scale, the age of the universe, the elements that form life were manufactured by stars.They were made in the interior billions of years ago, and that stuff makes us.We are connected to the universe in ways that are rich and deep and objectively true, which we never would have known without science. So that bigger vision of where that Earth belongs in the cosmos is something that most people don’t know and they need to know, because it tells you what’s important about life and human affairs in ways you would never know otherwise.

Opening star party Starry Nights @ SFU in association with the Vancouver Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) are inviting the public to a star party on Friday, April 17 to celebrate the completion of the Trottier Observatory and Science Courtyard.

There will be refreshments and T-shirt giveaways and the opportunity to check out breathtaking celestial treasures through SFU’s brand new 0.7-metre telescope.

Members of the public can also bring their own telescopes and set them up in the specially designed garden showcasing a galaxy of astronomy-inspired features.

If the weather is not suitable for stargazing, there will be a short presentation and trivia quiz by Howard Trottier, also known as “Mr. Starry Nights” in C9002 in the Academic Quadrangle.

Check SFU’s website, at http://tinyurl.com/SFUobser vatory, for the latest details on April 17.

When: Friday, April 17, 8 to 10 p.m.

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Pension income splitting is one strategy that allows couples to potentially reduce their overall tax bill by shifting income from one partner (the higher income earner) to the other (the lower income earner) who is taxed at a lower rate. Up to 50 per cent of qualified pension income can be split, and generally includes pension, annuity, RRIF, LIF, LIRA, and RRSP annuity payments.

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Spousal RRSPs can also provide tax relief for married couples. The spouse who anticipates having the higher income in retirement, can make a spousal RRSP contribution, and claim the tax deductions for these contributions that will eventually be taxed in the hands of the spouse with the lower retirement income.

There are also numerous tax credits that can be claimed including the medical expense tax credit, and the first time Homebuyers tax credit.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding tax planning, or would like a free, no obligation personal financial review.

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Suite 900 5945 Kathleen Ave Burnaby BC Office: 604.431.0117 ext. 287 Cell: 778.228.2445 Brent.vandekerckhove@investorsgroup.com

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Communitynow Burnaby student talent show draws huge crowd Moscrop slam poet takes first place in talent show Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Burnaby students had enough talent to sell out Michael J. Fox Theatre Wednesday night and raise $6,300 to support local refugees.

Burnaby’s Got Talent, an annual fundraiser put on by the district student advisory council, blew away the group’s $5,000 fundraising goal this year.

“What an amazing night,” DSAC technology and publicity rep OwenYin told the NOW. “We saw an overwhelming demand for tickets – huge lineups before doors even opened.”

In 2013, the talent show generated $5,700 for the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness; last year, it raised $3,600 for the Burnaby Children’s Fund.

This year the money is earmarked for the Kinbrace Community Society, a group that supports refugees by providing housing, orientation and education.

We saw an overwhelming demand for tickets Besides ticket revenue, DSAC raised money through donations, a silent auction and a concession.

The talent competition saw each Burnaby high school contribute two performers who strutted their stuff in front of about 600 audience members and three guest judges – actors Colin Foo and Denalda

Williams, and dancer Angela O’Reilly.

The judges selected four finalists: Burnaby Mountain magician Paulo Ferronato, Byrne Creek singer Harrison Park, Moscrop slam poet Alex Montinola, and Burnaby South musicians Lhoda, Grace and Sam Kim. The audience then picked their favourite, Alex Montinola, as Burnaby’s Best Talent of 2015.

Montinola is also part of a team representing Vancouver at the upcomingYouthCanSlam national slam poetry competition in August.

For more information and photos, visit the Burnaby’s Got Talent Facebook page.

To sign up for notifications about next year’s show, go to bit.ly/bgtsignup.

Top performer: Slam poet Alex Montinola won first place in Burnaby’s Got Talent, the District Student Advisory Council’s annual fundraising talent show. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Wanted: more space for Burnaby archives Janaya Fuller-Evans

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The shelves are anything but bare at the city archives, currently located within the Burnaby Public Library’s McGill branch.

In fact, city archivist Rebecca Pasch estimates the current digs could be completely full next year.

But Burnaby council isn’t willing to rush forward with a rescue plan just yet.

Pasch recently submitted a report to the community heritage commission and is asking council approve a plan to relocate and expand the city archives.

Mayor Derek Corrigan and city councillors decided to refer the issue to a city workshop.

“I’m not sure this is a business case,” Corrigan said of the report. “It’s a document that indicates a need as far as the archives is concerned.”

There are many issues to consider, including the need for the archives, the cost of the project and staffing, and also what files need saving, Corrigan added.

But it is also important to protect the city’s historical record, Coun. Pietro Calendino told his fellow councillors.

“I think we want to ensure we preserve the history of our community as much as we can,” Calendino said, referencing the destruction of historical artifacts in the Middle East.

The need for expansion … is urgent.

While council plans to take a cautious approach, the city archivist has indicated the issue needs to be dealt with by next year.

“The need for expansion of the archives’ storage capacity is urgent,” Pasch wrote in the report. “Archives storage will be filled to capacity by 2016.”

City departments have transferred material to the archives since it opened at the McGill branch in 2001.

The archives reached capacity in 2011 and added moveable storage at that time.

But the 75 per cent increase in storage space was only estimated to last five to seven years, Pasch wrote.

The city is implementing an electronic document and records management system next year, which means a backlog of physical files may be sent to the archives, she explained.

The current archives occupy 1,297 square feet.

That would need to increase to 5,188 square feet with moveable storage if the archives are going to keep up with the amount of material expected over the next 11 years, Pasch wrote.

The archives will also need more staff to deal with the increase, as well as increased traffic from the Heritage Burnaby website, she added.

“It is a misconception that collections available online means less work for archives staff when in reality the reverse is true; that more work is created as more researchers are finding

Running out of space: City archivist Rebecca Pasch is asking the city to relocate and expand the City of Burnaby archives. PHOTO NOW FILES

what they want/need and demanding digital copies,” Pasch wrote.

The city should plan for the expansion project

next year and complete it in 2017, to handle the information overload, Pasch wrote.

She estimated the proj-

ect would cost $1.8 million but added the city’s capital planning staff is better equipped to come up with a set budget.

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Help fight hunger for Burnaby children and families.

Thursday, April 23 at the Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown

JOIN US at the Burnaby EMPTY BOWLS Gala Fundraiser B

urnaby’s Empty Bowls Project is excited to announce the date of our eighth biennial Gala Reception. On Thursday, April 23rd, 2015, we will host a fabulous event that will raise funds to feed the hungry in our community while treating guests to tasty bites prepared by some of Burnaby’s hottest chefs. You’re invited!!

Thursday April 23, 2015 Doors open at 5:30 pm (Sous Chef from Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown)

Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown’s Crystal Ballroom 6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby

Tickets are $65 To order, call 604-205-3000

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His Worship Derek Corrigan, Mayor of the City of Burnaby, is Honorary Chair of the event and will be joined for the evenings’ festivities by celebrity emcee,

Proceeds are distributed by the Burnaby Empty Bowls Committee, a coalition of community service organizations and community members who work to address issues of food security and hunger in Burnaby. We invite you to join us for a fun evening at this worthwhile event! Tickets are $65. Call 604-205-3000 to purchase tickets through Shadbolt Centre for the Arts or via our website at www.burnabyemptybowls.webs.com.

For more information about the event – or if you cannot attend the Gala, but would like to make a cash donation – please contact, Gabriella Maio, at 604-660-3529.

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In 2013, we raised over $38,000 to fund 23 community projects. We hope to equal or surpass that goal this year. The reception-style, business casual event will be held in the Crystal Ballroom of Burnaby’s four-diamond Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel. Bites for the event will be prepared by celebrated local chefs from The Pear Tree Restaurant, The Hilton Hotel, Cioffis, Nextjen, Ocean Mamma, and The Valley Bakery. They are sure to surprise and delight you with their culinary creations. This year, guest will also taste the creations of our future chefs from the Burnaby School District’s ACE-IT Professional Cooking Program!

Tammy Moyer, Morning Show Anchor at News 1130. Guests will also enjoy entertainment by the Now’s theTimeTrio, under leadership of local musician and Burnaby School District music educator, Aaron Hardie. The silent auction will be laden with an amazing array of quality items for bidding. In addition, each guest at the Gala will be given a beautifully handcrafted ceramic bowl, made by Lower Mainland potters, to take home as a memento and a reminder of the need to fill empty bowls in Burnaby.

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Food will be donated to community schools to help feed hungry children and their families.

Proceeds will go to the Burnaby Empty Bowls Committee, a coalition of community service organizations and community members who work to address issues of food security and hunger in Burnaby.

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Thursday, April 23 at the Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown

HISTORY of Burnaby EMPTY BOWLS Project T

he Empty Bowls Project was first launched in 1999 by Burnaby’s Food First Committee, consisting of representatives from Burnaby School District’s seven community schools, Fraser Health, Ministry of Children and Family Development,

Empty Bowls Project was launched in 1999

by Burnaby’s Food First Committee.

Tickets are $65.

To order, call 604-205-3000

Working to end hunger in Burnaby KATHY CORRIGAN, MLA BURNABY-DEER LAKE

150 - 5172 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2E8 604-775-2414 kathy.corrigan.mla@leg.bc.ca • www.kathycorrigan.ca

RAJ CHOUHAN, MLA BURNABY-EDMONDS

5234 Rumble Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 2B6 604-660-7301 raj.chouhan.mla@leg.bc.ca • www.rajchouhan.ca

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South Burnaby Neighbourhood House and the City of Burnaby.

Presently, the Empty Bowls Project, with support from local artists, teachers, community organizations, restaurants, business and individuals, hosts a bi-annual fundraising Gala.

The funds raised from this Gala support local programs for children youth and families in Burnaby that:

☛ provide nutritious food skills that encourage ☛ build healthy lifestyles

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NOSH FOR A CAUSE WITH BURNABY’S TOP CHEFS Local PROGRAMS FUNDED from the EMPTY BOWLS event

Burnaby Family Life Pre and Post Natal Services Cooking demonstration, nutritional information and meal preparation for prenatal women in Burnaby.

K.R.I.B. Youth Centre Cooking Around the World Provides an opportunity for youth to learn how to cook healthy meals on a limited budget.

Byrne Creek Secondary School The Healthy Heart Garden Project To create a multicultural urban garden project that educates community and youth about the nutritional, cultural and environmental aspects of growing and eating food.

Stride Avenue Community School Stride Garden Club Provides an opportunity for children to learn how to grow vegetables using basic gardening skills.

Gilmore Community School Italian Cooking

Teaches students in grade 4-7 how to cook delicious and healthy Italian dishes from scratch using natural ingredients.

Gilmore Community School Emergency Breakfast & Lunch and Cooking Programs Provides breakfast, lunch and cooking programs for children kindergarten to grade 7.

Edmonds Community School Edmonds Breakfast Program Provides healthy breakfast/snacks and educates and encourages healthy food choices.

Burnaby Youth Hub (c/o Purpose Society) Hot lunch at the HUB Provides a weekly hot meal and nutritional information to youth attending the Burnaby Youth Hub. Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society Healthy and Nutritious Snacks Provides healthy snacks for children 6- 12 attending the agency programs.

South Central Youth Centre Tasty Tuesdays Educates youth on how to prepare healthy meals on a budget. It will focus on the foods from various cultural groups.

Help fight hunger for Burnaby children and families.

Thursday, April 23 at the Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown

gardening (due to lack of time or gardening knowledge etc.) with other individuals in the Burnaby community who are interested in/ know how to garden, but who do not have access to land.

Edmonds Community Centre Youth Programs Simple Snacks To provide healthy snacks to youth attending the centre.

Burnaby Neighbourhood House Community Kitchens Provides opportunities for families on limited income to share recipes cook together and take portions home for their families.

Windsor Elementary School Windsor Breakfast club Provides a nutritious breakfast and snack to students who go without food.

Lochdale Community School Snack Time Fun Provides families with recipes and a demonstration on how to cook healthy low cost snacks and meals.

Boys & Girls Club (North Burnaby Branch Club) Eat Smart Weekly cooking and healthy snack program for children 6-12 years of age.

Lochdale Community School Healthy Snacks and Lunch Provides snack and lunch program to children who do not have enough to eat at home.

MOSAIC Burnaby Sharing Backyards Program This project focuses on connecting Burnaby homeowners with backyards that are not currently being used for food

Creekside Youth Centre Teen Cooking Club Provides an educational and skill development program to assist youth in cooking nutritious meals.

Second Street Community School

Breakfast and Homework Club Program Provides morning breakfast program and homework assistance to students K-7.

Summit Youth Centre Family Cooking Night Assists teens to gain practical skills in the kitchen while learning to prepare nutritious meals.

Cariboo Hill Secondary School Cariboo Lunch Club Provides a nutritious lunch and snacks to students who go without food on regular basis.

Stoney Creek Stoney Creek Mornings Stoney Creek mornings is a daily breakfast program for students and run by community volunteers; board games and activities are available for students to play while having a simple nourishing meal.

Maywood Community School Cooking Club Interactive nutrition program for Children from grade 2- 7, that teaches children about healthy eating and demonstrates how to prepare healthy meals.

Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society -

Proud to Support The Empty Bowls Project

We understand the need to stop hunger through the work we do in the schools with our nutritional snack program. With your help we know we can collectively make a difference to ending hunger in Burnaby. Please support The Empty Bowls Project.

Proud to support Over 60 Groups & Projects For more information call 604-434-1717 burnabyfirefighters@telus.net • www.burnabyfirefighters.com

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Participating T

Each guest at the Gala will be given a beautifully handcrafted ceramic bowl, made

by Lower Mainland potters, to take home as a memento and a reminder of the need to fill empty bowls in Burnaby.

Help fight hunger for Burnaby children and families.

Thursday, April 23 at the Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown

RESTAURANTS in 2015

he culinary creations for this event will be prepared by local chefs including: Scott Jaeger from Pear Tree Restaurant, Mario Fernandez from the Hilton Vancouver-Metrotown, Jennifer Peters and Hamid Saliman from Nextjen, Cioffis, Poyan Danesh from Ocean Mamma and Jack Kuyer from Valley Bakery.

Tasty samplings will also be created by

the Burnaby’s School District’s ACE-It Culinary Program. Some of the savory offering are: Ocean Mama- OceanWise BC Albacore Tuna Tataki with a Baby Arugula and Endive Salad, PearTree - Candied Steelhead with Cured Tomato and Fennel, NextJen- Rigatoni with Chorizo, Tomato and Eggplant Ragu and Hilton - Braised Elk Roulade with Tomato Jam.

For more information about the event – or if you cannot attend the Gala, but would like to make a cash donation – please contact, Gabriella Maio, at 604-660-3529 or visit www.burnabyemptybowls.webs.com.

Clockwise from above: Jack Kuyer and his wife, Valley Bakery; Pear Tree Restaurant Executive Chef Scott Jaeger; Apprentice Chef, Pear Tree; Ace-it Students, Burnaby School District.

Please support Empty Bowls and help end hunger.

PROUD SUPPOR TER OF THE BURNABY E M P T Y B OW L S N O S H F O R A CAU S E

Richard T. Lee MLA Burnaby North

1833 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby Phone: 604.775.0778 Fax: 604.775.0833 Email: Richard.Lee.MLA@leg.bc.ca www.richardleemla.bc.ca twitter.com/richard_t_lee

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The Beaver Canoe Club is a non-profit society started by a group of wilderness lovers in 1976 at the Burnaby Lake Nature House.

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Canoeing also allows people to get close to nature without being intrusive, Middleton explained.

“You drift along, and you can see the beavers swimming across at 7 o-clock with a clump of grass, taking dinner back to their family.Things like that, if you don’t canoe you can’t see,” Middleton said.

The canoeing course is free, but participants must join the club first, and membership is $20 per year.

The preliminary indoor class is on theory and safety on April 22, from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. close to Burnaby Lake.

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Have you ever seen the before and after photographs of U.S. presidents?

The incredible stress of four to eight years in the White House visibly accelerates the aging process.

As physicians, we have our share of stress, but being privy to the personal stories and involved in the major life events of our patients has the potential to make us wise beyond our years.

In the 17 years I chaired Burnaby Hospital’s former ethical resources committee, I discovered the moral foundation of medicine that informs every patient encounter. Over 10 years, our team consulted on ethical dilemmas faced by patients, their families and healthcare teams.

All of the patients were no longer capable of independent medical decisionmaking. Some were unconscious. Others were disabled by severe dementia.

Almost anything can happen anytime.

They obviously could no longer speak for themselves and make independent health-care decisions.

It was not clear what the patients would have chosen for themselves. Family members and health-care providers conflicted in their opinions.

In many cases, patients were in LTC (long-term care) or in the ICU (intensive care unit). Interventions had been started in response to presenting conditions. Feeding tubes provided nutrition when patients were unable to safely swallow. Machines would support ventilation of the lungs when patients could no longer breathe on their own. But in the face of worsening medical conditions and a grim prognosis (outlook), we were asked if these treatments should be removed.

I believe John Milton said, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I used to say, “The road to ICU is paved with clinical

practice guidelines.”

That is not a criticism of the heroic and angelic medical teams in our ERs and ICUs, but rather a reminder that our treatments and tests are just the tools of medicine; ethics (not just diagnoses or clinical conditions) guides us in their appropriate use.

And at the core of ethics is autonomy (the values and preferences of the individual patient).

In our consultative meetings with families and the health-care team, we would review the principles of medical ethics and then step back to see the whole patient, looking at not only the medical facts but also significant personal and social factors.

We would seek to understand the individual patients’ personal preferences.What were their values, religious and cultural beliefs, and sources of meaning? What did quality of life mean to the individual?

Had they ever discussed their preferences and who they would choose to make decisions for them if they were no longer able to do so?

Of course, our work would be easier if patients had anticipated and reflected upon the possibility of being incapacitated by illness in the future. An advance medical directive is a written, signed and dated document that explicitly states your wishes for what you would or would not want at a future time when you no longer capable of making your own decisions and who you trust to direct health-care providers on your behalf. It can take the form of the free downloadable document, My Voice, or a formally notarized representation agreement.

If you would like to know more about advance directives, talk to your family physician or see the Ministry of Health’s website at tinyurl.com/MyVoiceGuide.

We are all prone to forget about the big picture when going about our everyday lives. If we drive without a roadmap, compass or GPS, we can be distracted by detours, accidents, breakdowns, other drivers and the people with whom we travel.We may find ourselves lost and far from our destination … and half of us are less inclined to ask for directions.

Ethics is everywhere, and we don’t always see it.

But if we consider our values and live by its principles, we can find our way.

In life and health, almost anything can happen anytime. It’s best to look and plan ahead.

Dr. DavidicusWong is a family physician. For more of his writing, see davidicus wong.wordpress.com.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 Culinary delights prepared in partnership with members of the Rotary Club of Burnaby and students from the Burnaby School District’s Professional Cook Training Program Net proceeds earned from this event will be donated to: • Bursary to students of the ACE-IT Professional Cooks Program • Roxy Relief Program to support Pet Guardians who are homeless, low income and /or elderly http://pawsforhope.org • Rotary’s Legacy Foreshore Park Project for fitness facilities at Fraser River Foreshore Park

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Choral fans, take note.

The Amabilis Singers are back for spring with a concert on Saturday, April 18.

The choir is performing The Elements: Earth | Water | Air | Fire, at 8 p.m. at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church (8255 13th Ave. in Burnaby).

“Not just a musical guide to the elements, this concert promises to fundamentally deepen your appreciation of the substances that make up our world,” a notice from the choir says.

The concert includes pieces in a diverse range of styles that embody each of the elements. Earth includes such works as Lydia Adams’ Mi’kmaq Honour Song and Alan Raines’ choral reworking of Richard

productions this month: ! Burnaby Central: Central is presenting a family comedy, The Arsenic and Old Lace Radio Show, which frames the classic play within a radio broadcast, recorded live from the set of Arsenic and Old Lace. Drama teacher Carol Mann (who adapted, directs and produces the production) sent an email letting us know about the play – and, by the way, she promises “a few ghosts, songs and a tap dance number.”

Nearly 50 students are involved in the production as cast or crew.

The show is on at 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, April 15), tomorrow and Friday.

It’s $12 regular, or $8 for students and seniors.

Check out central.sd41. bc.ca for more details. ! Burnaby Mountain: Burnaby Mountain is mounting its major musi-

Strauss’s Morgen.

Water comes to life in Eric Whitacre’s Water Night and Mack Wilberg’s Deep River, while air is depicted by Rihards Dubra’s Stetit Angelus and Donald Patriquin’s arrangement of J’entends le Moulin.

For fire, audiences can expect to hear such pieces as Patrick Wedd’s Veni Creator.

(Yes, yes, it’s confession time: I am indeed part of Amabilis, and if you come, you can find me in the alto ranks.)

Tickets are $20, or free for children under 11. Call 604-503-2074 or see www. amabilissingers.org.

SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS Burnaby’s secondary schools are full of drama these days – in the best possible way.

Theatre lovers will want to take note of a couple of

cal, Once Upon a Mattress, at the Michael J. Fox Theatre April 22 to 24.The cast features some 60 students, including 24 dancers, plus a crew of more than 10.The musical tells the fairytale story of The Princess and the Pea.Tickets are $15 for students, $20 regular. Buy through www.burnaby mountainmusical.brownpa pertickets.com.

ART ON THE SPOT Interested in what’s happening at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts?

Mark your calendar for the centre’s upcoming Art on the Spot days.

Art on the Spot is a series of free demonstrations, talks and workshops that highlight the various fine and performing arts programs at the Shadbolt.

Coming up next, on Saturday, April 25, is a celebration of modern dance and

The Elements: The Amabilis Singers, seen here in a previous concert, are taking to the stage for a spring concert on April 18. PHOTO FILE

International Dance Day – that runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

On Saturay, May 30, it’s Urban Sketchers, on hand from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

See www.shadboltcentre. com, or just stop by the centre at 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Art on the Spot events hap-

pen in the atrium.

Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@burnabynow.com, or find her on Twitter, @julie maclellan.

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There are no hurdles in sight for a fitness project planned for Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park.

City council recently approved plans for a fitness circuit in the park, and Burnaby’s three Rotary clubs are banding together to secure funding.

“We always want to be involved and engaged with the communities we serve,” Bala Naidoo, a member of the Rotary Club of Burnaby Metrotown, told the NOW. The three clubs – Rotary Club of Burnaby Metrotown, Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake and Rotary Club of Burnaby – planned the project with the city’s parks department in honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial in 2017.

“We wanted to do something special to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday,” Naidoo said, “something that we can do for the community and enhance Rotary visibility as well.

“We’re a well-kept secret,” he added. “Many people don’t know the great work we do.”

The clubs are raising funds for the 12-station circuit, which they estimate will cost about $150,000.

Local companies and organizations can sponsor one

We wanted to do something special to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.

of the 10 fitness stations for $10,000, Naidoo said.

The clubs are also looking for business partners willing to provide in-kind donations, such as construction material.

Rotary has partnered on other projects in the city in the past, including rais-

ing funds for the boardwalk at Piper’s Spit in Burnaby Lake Regional Park.

The clubs hope the Foreshore project will lead to more projects in the future, Naidoo said.

“We would like to do this and look at future opportunities to work with the city,” he said.

The city has two other fitness circuits in local parks, according to Dave Ellenwood, Burnaby’s director of parks, recreation and cultural services.

“They’ve been really successful,” he said, noting that the circuits are used for city seniors’ programs.

The two existing circuits are located in Central and Cameron parks.

The outdoor equipment is durable and stands up to a lot of use, Ellenwood added.

“We’ve gotten great feedback from the community,” he said of the Central Park circuit.

The Foreshore circuit would be located between Byrne Road and Tillicum

At the park: Tundra walks with owner Zoltan Ling at Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park. The park, already a popular walking destination, will soon welcome a new fitness circuit. PHOTO NOW FILES

Street, and would run along the lower waterfront trail and the upper dike paths, with connections to make it a loop system, according to the report Ellenwood submitted to Burnaby council.

It would be approximately 450 metres long, with an overall route length of about 960 metres.The fitness stations would be in groups of three, located in four accessible pods, according to the

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Communitynow EVENTS CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 16 Have you considered becoming a foster family?

There are children and youth in Burnaby who require skilled, caring foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session from 10 a.m. to noon, at #200–906 Roderick Ave. in Coquitlam.

For further information or another session date, please call the North Fraser recruitment team at 604764-8098.

Immigration law presentation, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Find out the basics of immigration law and get a broad overview of applying for permanent residence under the various categories, from Express Entry to Family Sponsorship.

Also, find out when you need to instruct a lawyer during the process, and how you can protect yourself from scams. Presenter: lawyer Malvin Harding. Program is free and co-sponsored by the People’s Law School. To register, call 604-436-5400 or register online at www. bpl.bc.ca/events.

Employment mentoring program, group information session on social service industry, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at SUCCESS, #2005172 Kingsway. Register by calling 604-430-1899.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Retirement and legacy financial planning workshop, Bob Prittie Metrotown branch, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Financial advisor Gloria Chen presents an educational workshop on retirement and legacy planning. Free, but registration is required.

Email Elder.Planning.Help@ gmail.com or phone 778846-2718.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Spring Market, at the Vista Boutique at the New Vista Care Home, 7550 Rosewood St., from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of good quality adult clothing and household items are appreciated. Funds raised in the boutique support special programs for the care home elders. Phone: 604-5276226.

B.C. Fuchsia and Begonia Society Spring’s plant, bake and craft sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver. Info: 604-2995438 or 604-336-3251.

Planning your garden, free workshop, hosted

by Burnaby Food First, 10 a.m. to noon, Goodlad Community Garden, in the backyard, 7912 Goodlad St. Learn how to plan your garden and start thinking about the veggies you want to grow this season.

Outdoor event; dress for the weather, runs rain or shine.

Call 604-618-3581 or email burnabyfoodfirst@gmail. com to register. Space is limited.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 Career planning for immigrant women, labour market class at SUCCESS. Runs Wednesday until April 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. #200-5172 Kingsway.

Registration: 604-430-1899.

Girl Talk: Women Inspiring Girls in Soccer and Life, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fortius Sport and Health. Canadian Women National Team Members, along with former U.S. Olympic and World Cup U.S. National Women’s Team player and current ESPN soccer analyst and reporter, Julie Foudy, will talk to young female players from B.C. via webcast about their experiences in soccer and what it takes to get to the highest levels in their sport. Girl Talk hopes to raise awareness for women in sport and the unique challenges and successes facing girls and women as shared by these experienced players. Tickets: $20, available at tinyurl.com/ soccerwebcast. Proceeds go to Soccer without Borders and Canada SCORES. FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Business women lunch party, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Garden Restaurant, 3344 North Rd. Please invite a friend, co-worker or relative as well. Tickets: $25/person includes eight-course meal, networking and door prizes.

Buy tickets by April 23, call 604-931-4800.

Art Together, 6 to 9 p.m., Shadbolt Centre, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Art show features work by artists, some of whom have developmental disabilities. Free admission.

Presented by L’Arche Greater Vancouver.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Maywood Community School flea market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4567 Imperial St. Door prizes and concession.

Table rentals are $10, call 604-664-8208 to reserve.

Admission: 50 cents.

Annual plant sale, hosted by the South Burnaby Garden

Club, at All Saints Anglican Church, 7405 Royal Oak Ave., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Club members will be selling perennials, bedding plants, garden tools and more.

There will also be a garage sale and bake sale.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 Author Rachel Hartman reads from her new novel, Shadow Scale, at McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St., at 7 p.m. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Free, but space is limited. Register

in person at the library or online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events/mcgill or call 604 299-8955.

TUESDAY, MAY 5 Resilient Minds in Tough Times, Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burnaby Public Library in partnership with Canadian Mental Health Association celebrates Mental Health Week with a Resilient Minds in Tough Times public workshop.

Learn about the benefits

of emotional resilience.

Registration: 604-436-5400.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society, meeting at 7 p.m. in the Discovery Room at Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Gary Lewis of Phoenix Perennials will be speaking: Cutting Edge Plants for Cutting Edge Gardens. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome. Info at brags.ca FRIDAY, MAY 8

Magician John Kaplan performing at Montecito Elementary, 6:30 p.m.

Show takes audience on a magical journey through the decades, with audience participation and comedy.

Tickets: adults, $15; children, $10; five-an-under, $5; family of four, $40. Call Tanya for tickets: 604-8091809. Funds raised got to the school’s parent advisory council.

Send events to calendar@ burnabynow.com.

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My Fair Lady hits all the right notes Julie MacLellan jmaclellan@burnabynow.com

It’s a bit of a doubleedged sword to stage a musical as beloved as My Fair Lady: on the one hand, everyone loves it so much that you know they’ll come; on the other hand, it’s been done so often and so well, how are you going to stand out in the crowd – and how are you not going to disappoint diehard fans of the Rex Harrison-Audrey Hepburn movie version?

Knowing Royal City Musical Theatre, however, I had faith they were up to the challenge. And, as always, they were.

Their 26th annual production at the Massey Theatre has once again elevated the already high bar the NewWestminster theatre company sets for itself.

Opening night on April 11 began with the promise of good things to come the first moment the curtains opened.The first glimpse of Brian Ball’s stunning set design promised a production

full of elegance and visual appeal. Add in the sumptuous costume design of Christina Sinosich, and you had a background with such style that it almost wouldn’t have mattered if the performance had no substance.

Naturally, however, that wasn’t the case. Once again, the RCMT company rose to the occasion with aplomb, with a well-trained and talented chorus offering gorgeous group song-anddance numbers, and each of the leads bringing charm, stage presence and vocal prowess to the stage.

Thomas Lamont as Freddy was a clear audience darling – his rendition of On the StreetWhereYou Live very nearly lifted the roof off the Massey Theatre, and more than one person could be heard leaving the theatre asking, “Who was that kid?”

His to-die-for tenor voice and his aw-shucks boyishness were the perfect combination for the loveable sap who falls hard for Eliza.

John Payne as Alfred P. Doolittle was another audience favourite, oozing cha-

risma as he sang and softshoed his way through such perennial crowd-pleasers as With A Little Bit Of Luck and Get Me To The Church on Time.

Likewise, MichaelWild’s gentlemanly demeanour and understated humour were perfect for Col. Pickering.

But it was the duo at the heart of the show who most impressed.Tracy Neff brought powerhouse vocals to the role of Eliza and struck just the right balance between attitude and vulnerability as the flower girl became a fine lady.

Right next to her every step of the way wasWarren Kimmel, who didn’t so much play Henry Higgins as become him.The role simply fit him, like a comfortable cardigan and a warm pair of slippers, and each moment of his performance unfolded with such ease that you forgot it was, in fact, a performance. He doesn’t act Higgins – he breathes him, speaks him, dances him, and in every way simply lives him.

In the spotlight: Tracy Neff and Warren Kimmel star in the Royal City Musical Theatre production of My Fair Lady, on now at the Massey Theatre. PHOTO TIM MATHESON, COURTESY ROYAL CITY MUSICAL THEATRE

Artistic directorValerie Easton and director Max Reimer made the most of the abundant humour in the script, and choreographer Suzanne Ouellette brought life and vitality to even the tiniest aspects of stage movement. Add in the tight, polished orchestra under the

baton of James Bryson, and there simply were no weak links in this evening.

So, if you’re wondering why people around town are randomly breaking into song and dance numbers as they go about their daily business this week – well, blame Royal City Musical

Theatre. A performance like that one just can’t help but be contagious.

My Fair Lady is onstage at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., NewWest, until April 26. Find out more at www.royalcitymusical theatre.com or buy tickets online at www.ticketsnw.ca.

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32 WEDNESDAY April 15, 2015 • BurnabyNOW

ANNUAL EDIBLES & FLOWER FESTIVAL Saturday, April 18th & Sunday, April 19th

Learn How To:

• Grow your own groceries • Create stunning baskets & containers • Combine edible & ornamental gardening

FREE SEMINARS Sat, April 18th @ 1pm How to Make A Moss Hanging Basket Demo

....because life should be

beautiful

BASKET STUFFERS

Choose from a great selection of “Spillers & Fillers” including bacopa, calibrachoa, verbena, trailing petunias & more! 6cm pot (reg $2.19 ea)

3 for $4.97 HANGING BASKET MIX X

Ideal for starting & growing healthy, long lasting hanging baskets! 28L (reg $9.99)

$7.97

Sun, April 19th @ 1pm How To Make a Potted Herb ‘n’ Flower Garden Demo

Visit our website for more info

tasty too and

CULINARY HERBS

Includes our full selection of herbs Parsley, Sage, Rosemary…you know the rhyme! 10cm pot (reg $3.99 ea) JOIN US FOR A

make & take

3 for $9.97

W O R K S H O P

Moss Hanging Basket

Thursday, April 16 at 6:30pm Pre-registration required. Call or visit our website for more info.

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Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm Sat & Sun 9am - 6pm BURNABY* 6250 Lougheed Hwy

604-299-0621

• 2 blocks from Holdom skytrain

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Mon - Fri 9am - 9pm Sat & Sun 9am - 6pm MANDEVILLE

4746 Marine Dr

604-434-4111 Sale ends April 21, 2015