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Sprinkling now banned City moves to Stage 3 water restrictions
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ON THE CASE Surrey student Japnit Bhatia collects a “blood” sample last Thursday at a mock crime scene in a BCIT dorm room. Bhatia was one of 20 students participating in the technical institute’s popular CSI Academy, a summer science camp that gives students a taste of forensic investigation. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
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High school students investigate dummy-icide at popular summer camp Cornelia Naylor
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Twenty high school students were at BCIT last week, searching for clues after the discovery of two bloodied and lifeless dummies. The dummies were found lying in the bathrooms of two identical dorm rooms, and the mock crime-scene investigation was the culmination of the technical institute’s popular summer CSI Academy. After three days of learning about forensic fields like fingerprinting, anthropology, DNA, chemical-trace evidence, knot
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and video analysis, students in the summer science camp were divided into two teams and challenged to unravel the mystery of the apparent dummy-icide. “The idea is just to expose them to a whole bunch of different types of forensics to see if there’s anything that they’re interested in, and then it can maybe inform their future careers if that’s something that they decide they want to pursue,” said camp organizer Steen Hartsen, who teaches forensic DNA at BCIT and manages the DNA lab on campus. The weeklong, 20-seat camp was started in 2001 and is more
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They’re very, very keen students who are really interested in science.
Burnaby Mountain Grade 12 student Bailey Bridge, whose parents are both RCMP mem-
bers, is one such student. “I just thought it would be a good way to figure out what I was into, like the deeper parts of the subject,” she said. Learning about knots from expert John Van Tassel, a pioneer of forensic knot-analysis, was especially interesting, Bridge said, as was finding out interesting facts about bones – like that humans don’t have knee caps until about age four. “It’s all been quite interesting,” she said. Students spent a day and a half at the mock crime scene last week and then shared their findings at a classroom session Friday. For more information, visit www.bcit.ca/cas/forensics/csi academy.
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While lawns brown and water restrictions tighten, Burnaby’s chafer beetles are poised to thrive next spring. Metro Vancouver moved to Stage 3 water restrictions Tuesday morning, ramping up water conservation measures, including a ban on all lawn sprinkling with treated drinking water. The timing couldn’t be worse for residents looking to use nematodes to control European chafer beetles. This is the time of year the nematodes should be applied to lawns, and the microscopic groundworms require two weeks of daily watering to effectively destroy beetle larvae. But Burnaby deputy director of engineering Dipak Dattani told the NOW that, as of Monday, the city is not issuing any new permits. Local residents who ordered subsidized nematodes from the city in June and picked them up before Metro Vancouver increased water restrictions this week will be allowed to sprinkle their lawns for two weeks if they were issued exemption permits, but those exemptions will not be extended, Dattani said. The deputy director was optimistic the nematodes of those with permits would be effective, however, especially if short periods of rain, like those on Tuesday continued. “They just need enough of the ground to be moist to be mobile,” he said. “After that they will just search out the larvae.” Dry weather prompted B.C. to declare a Level 4 drought last week, and Metro Vancouver has moved to Stage 3 water restrictions for the first time in 12 years in order to head off potential water shortages in the future. “We have implemented Stage 3 water use restrictions to help ensure that we have the necessary supply of water through the early fall for use in our homes and businesses, and for critical community needs such as fire suppression,” Metro chief administrative officer Carol Mason told the Vancouver Sun. For more information on activities restricted under Stage 3, visit www.metro vancouver.org. – with files from theVancouver Sun.
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Gas leak sparks evacuation Ethan Reyes
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The Burnaby Fire Department was on scene this past Monday, as a damaged gas line caused a street evacuation in North Burnaby. At around 9:30 a.m., a third-party contractor hit a natural gas line in the area of Gilmore andYale. Fortis B.C. and the Burnaby Fire Department, along with the RCMP, worked together to cordon off Gilmore Street so that crews could safely stem the flow of gas. The line was safely “‘blowing clear,’” or into the air unobstructed, according to Fortis B.C. spokesperson
GETTING WET: Helen Soderholm of the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers helps pump cooler, more oxygen-rich water from the main stem of the creek into the rearing pond. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
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Weather worrisome for Burnaby’s salmon-bearing streams Jennifer Moreau
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Burnaby streamkeepers are keeping an eye on local waterways, following unusually hot and dry weather that could threaten local fish populations. With so much sun and so little rain, water and oxygen levels in Burnaby’s main salmon bearing creeks are dropping. “It doesn’t look good,” said Nick Kvenich, president of the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers. “We’re worried that the low levels are going to result in fish deaths.” The salmon rearing pond the streamkeepers built is suffering from lack of fresh, cool oxygenated water flowing from the creek down various side channels.The streamkeepers have been monitoring the oxygen levels, which have dropped to dangerously low levels, likely to low to support fish. The City of Burnaby loaned the streamkeepers a water truck to water plants around the pond, many of which were planted by volunteers to provide shade and keep the waters cool. The streamkeepers also brought in a pump to aer-
To the rescue: Nick Kvenich of the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers at an inflow channel leading to a salmon rearing pond off Eagle Creek. The water and oxygen levels in the pond are dropping dangerously low for fish. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
ate and transfer water from the main creek to the pond, which helped bring the oxygen up to a level that would marginally support fish. The pond is habitat for coho fry, which spend one to two years in the local creek before heading to the open ocean. Meanwhile, in Stoney Creek, Burnaby’s most prolific salmon-bearing stream, waters levels are also dropping. “There are places in the upper reaches, where there are a few pools that have become isolated,” said
Alan James of the Stoney Creek Environment Committee. “There are fish in those pools that are getting stressed because the temperature is higher than it would be if the creek were actually flowing through them, and they are more susceptible to predators, likes herons.” The salmon in Stoney Creek are wild coho that hatched last spring, James said. “If it continues and it dries up even further, then, yes, it’s going to be a serious thing,” James said. “Ev-
erybody’s concerned about what the longterm ramifications of this are. If this becomes the new normal with climate change, the fish are going to have to adapt somehow.” James said there’s been talk about moving the fish, but that would be a huge operation. The volunteer group is considering planting more streamside trees, but it would be years before they’re big enough to provide adequate shade.
Michael Allison. Other than being completely contained, blowing clear is the best-case scenario for a gas leak, he said, as it allows for workers to more easily identify the location of the rupture. Ladder and rescue companies were among the 19 responders standing by in case of a fire, according to Deputy Fire Chief Chris Bowcock. Bowcock added that, while unlikely, the two-inch Fortis gas line posed a risk of igniting. Bowcock and his men were equipped with fire hoses and protective gear in case of emergency, though he said the situation was “well in hand.”
Still no suspects in last week’s murder Cayley Dobie
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No arrests have been made and there are no suspects. That was the main message from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team concerning the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old Burnaby man last week. At a press conference last Thursday, Sgt. Stephanie Ashton, spokesperson for the homicide team, stressed the fact that police were still chasing down leads following the shooting and that there was no information available about any suspect or suspects.
We are treating this homicide investigation with the seriousness it deserves.
When asked if she had a description or information about a suspect vehicle to share, she was clear in her response: police do not have a suspect. Few other details were shared about the investigation.
Ashton did, however, say there was no reason for the public to be concerned that a shooter was on the loose in Burnaby. “We are treating this homicide investigation with the seriousness it deserves, and the public can be assured all possible steps are being taken to address their concerns by conducting a thorough and detailed investigation,” Ashton added in a media statement. Investigators believe the incident was targeted but don’t believe they’ll have any new information for a few days as the investigation continues. The shooting took place around noon on July 15 in the 7900 block of Wickham Place, a cul-de-sac near Canada Way off Berkley Street.The victim, Burnaby resident Hanif Jessa, was the superintendent of night street cleaning for the City of Vancouver. Anyone with information or anyone who may have been in the area of Wickham Place last Wednesday is asked to contact the homicide team at 1-877-551IHIT (4448) or by emailing ihittipline@rcmp-grc. gc.ca. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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SenatorYonah Martin’s chief of staff is running for the Conservatives in Burnaby South in the next federal election. Grace Seear, who worked as a middle school teacher before she got into politics, secured the Tory nomination on July 7. “I feel I have a very good understanding of what I need to do to represent Burnaby,” she told the NOW. “As a mother, wife (and) teacher, I feel I have a good understanding the issues families face, because their issue are my issues.” Seear was born in Korea and immigrated to Canada
with her family in 1992. Harper appointed her to the “I feel I can also be a Senate in 2009. voice for the immigrants. Seear then worked for the As you know, my riding has Conservative Party as the a lot of immiexecutive coorgrants,” she dinator for two added. years then went Seear got her back to work start in poliwith Martin, tics while workand she’s now ing as a middleon maternity school teacher leave. Seear said alongside Marher experience tin, who dein Ottawa gives cided to run in her a national the 2008 fedperspective. Grace Seear eral election “For the Burnaby South candidate in New Westpast six years, minster-CoI watched our quitlam. Seear and her husgovernment in action, and band worked on Martin’s I wanted to be part of Stecampaign. Martin lost, but phen Harper’s team and be Prime Minister Stephen part of that legacy,” she said.
City staffer recognized Chad Turpin, Burnaby’s deputy city manager, was recently recognized for his years of service to the city. “I have the pleasure tonight of congratulating our deputy city manager, Chad Turpin, who was recently honoured by the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators for his 30 years of municipal service in a management capacity,” Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan announced at the July
8 council meeting. Turpin has worked for the city for 43 years, starting as an internal auditor and working his way up through the city clerk’s office. “Chad hasn’t just brought business acumen to his role, he has an equal measure of genuine concern for and interest in Burnaby staff and citizens,” Corrigan said, regarding Turpin’s accessibility and friendliness. – Janaya Fuller-Evans
“I got to really, really watch things play out. I am not going to make any false promises. I know what I can do.
I wanted to be part of Stephen Harper’s team and be part of that legacy.
… Hopefully, the citizens of Burnaby will pick me to represent them in Ottawa.” Seear is moving from her Coquitlam residence to a new home at UniverCity on Burnaby Mountain.
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‘Plan B’ leaves us spinning our wheels Failed transportation plebiscite puts us back where we started We’re finally getting a look at Plan B in the wake of the failure of the TransLink funding plebiscite. The B, it seems, stands for boondoggle. The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver are threatening they’ll go their own way and seek to build rapid transit lines without
the regional transportation authority. Other mayors in the region are now so disgruntled, there’s talk of disbanding the mayors’ council – the only smidgen of influence elected officials (and by extension, the rest of us) have with TransLink. And who can blame
them? They did the impossible and put together a (mostly) unanimous vision for needed transit improvements only to have the whole thing kneecapped by being put to a doomed-from-the-start plebiscite. The most frequent grievance aired during the expensive, waste-of-time vote was that taxpayers aren’t satisfied with TransLink’s broken governance
model. But let’s not forget, the governance model is working exactly as it was intended to when the Liberals cooked it up in 2007. It takes decision-making powers away from our local elected leaders and shifts accountability and blame off of the province, which appoints TransLink’s board members, controls its funding levers and, when a transporta-
It takes decisionmaking powers away from our local elected leaders. tion minister feels like it, imposes things anyway like non-working fare gates. Thwarting accountabil-
ity is a feature, not a bug, and the only change we’ve seen at the agency since the plebiscite is a revolving door for TransLink’s executives. Meanwhile, the rest of us brave the increasingly worse traffic and crowded buses. We’re right back where we started: spinning our wheels. – Guest editorial from the NOW’s sister paper the North Shore News
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B.C. surplus means little Even though his budget last year went from projecting a miserly looking tiny surplus to becoming almost embarrassingly awash in riches, don’t expect Finance Minister Mike de Jong to start doling out new spending any time soon. The books on last year’s budget have now been signed off by the province’s auditor general, and that surplus ballooned from a mere $184 million to a much healthier $1.7 billion. How did this happen? First of all, the government was able to keep spending under control and stuck pretty close to its budget figures. Health-care costs keep going up and up (to the tune of about a half billion dollars a year), but they are not exceeding what was budgeted. On the revenue side, the provincial economy performed better than expected last year, and so tax revenue to the government was up considerably over what was expected -- to the tune of almost a billion dollars. Contributions from three Crown corporations also helped out big time. Notably, ICBC contributed more than $400 million more than forecast and the take from gambling and liquor was $132 million higher than originally thought. But for all that good news, don’t expect it to continue in the coming year. Right now, the country appears to be in a “technical” recession, which isn’t disastrous but indicates peo-
ple are likely spending and earning less money. The dramatic slump in oil prices is the biggest reason for the country’s economic slowdown, and B.C. is more protected from the oil nosedive than other provinces like Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. But being better protected does not mean being immune to any of the downsides. Many analysts predict the country’s economic growth rate will rebound in the latter half of the fiscal year but not to the point of showering provincial governments in cash windfalls. Now, de Jong has created enough elbow room in this year’s budget to afford any kind of minor slide in economic activity.The projected surplus, forecast allowance and contingency fund equals close to a billion dollars (although this year’s forest firefighting costs will likely consume the entire $400-million contingency fund). Of course, as we draw closer to the May 2017 provincial election de Jong will no doubt loosen his grip – slightly, and not all the way – on the government’s finances. But that is still a ways off. In the meantime, don’t expect B.C.’s super-cautious Finance Minister to veer from a course he is strongly determined to follow, no matter how rosy last year’s books now look. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.
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Dear Editor Unlike one of your correspondents, I would welcome a water meter. I pay an annual flat water fee. If I only paid for the water I used, I’d probably be ahead of the game. Most of the houses in my area have a rental suite; some have more. I feel that they should pay for all the water they use. The restricted watering cheaters would also pay. It might even help to find out who they are. Russell Leach, Burnaby
Reader backs councillor’s comments Dear Editor I couldn’t agree more with Colleen Jordan’s (comments) in the Friday, July 17 Burnaby NOW. This same direction is being taken in all public service providers, instigated by managers and administrators who must have taken the same courses. The perceived superiority of artificial over human intelligence ensures their jobs into perpetuity. Obviously Dr. Dick should stay away from any aspects of direct patient care, as his “customers” run the risk of being treated by a robot. Please, Derek Corrigan and council, continue this battle for the good of us all! Penny Oyama, Burnaby
Province needs to protect environment Dear Editor Sixty years ago it made sense to pipe crude oil to supply nearby oil refineries. Washington State has produced a comprehensive independent risk analysis about potential shipping incidents in our shared, getting-busier Salish Sea waters. Our B.C. government has shied away from carrying out a similar independent risk analysis for B.C. waters. Why? It seems that the B.C. government doesn’t want to know, thereby, in essence, giving Kinder Morgan “their” tacit OK for this publicly, much-feared potential bitumen spill in our backyard or on our beaches. Politicians continue to dither about B.C.’s pipelines. Someone, please, figure it out. Build one, jointlyoperated Politicians pipeline system from continue to Alberta, dither about to a more B.C.’s pipelines remote shipping terminal location that offers open ocean access, to the world market. Without threatening the busy, environmentally sensitive waters of Douglas Channel, Burrard Inlet and the Salish Sea and still earn these vital export revenues for all Canadians. B.C. handles a significant portion of Canada’s resource exports, but B.C. also must look after one of its primary industries, including those related to our environment and associated multibillion dollar tourist businesses. B.C. must carefully manage how, who and where anyone gets access to our land and waters, for all Canadians and our visitors. Carl Shalansky, Burnaby
Glen Porter So she supports Harper’s legislation that strips basic citizenship rights from her, Senator Martin and every one of those immigrants she wants to represent? I wonder how she justifies that. It makes no sense to me to be so passive and ineffective. Liane Scott The Stephen Harper legacy is no legacy. Families want a livable environment. She wants the Harper legacy? One of Indenture to foreigners and ruination of environment? Her experience is the immediate gratification of a payout while the rest of Canada gets sold out.
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Thiscitylife Kinder Morgan “Prez” ?!?! Are we a sixteen year-old texting our girlfriends or are we journalists. Jennifer Moreau “Prez” is a common abbreviated style for newspapers. Google it, and you will see many, many headlines with prez. Bill Smith When we pay taxes to Corrigan, we are essentially his customers, and despite Corrgigan’s expectations, there is something expected in return. KM already pays 5+ million dollars to Corrigan annually, and Corrigan won’t even talk to KM? Love or hate the pipeline, I believe Corrigan and crew are in breach of their duties. Adam Ballantyne I’ve heard that oil spill clean up will be a huge boost for the local economy
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Instead of handing over a cheque, why not give a worthwhile charity a piggybank? That was the idea behind Gateway Casino’s initiative, helping L’Arche Foundation of Greater Vancouver improve its headquarters, Shiloah. “It’s not uncommon for us to give an actual monetary donation,” Jeff Lee, energy manager for the casino, told the NOW. “I wanted to do something a little bit different.”
We wanted to help people. Lee decided to use his expertise and connect with other organizations and businesses to help the Burnaby foundation, which runs residential homes and programs for people with developmental disabilities. “We reached out to a large team. I asked them, ‘When was the last time you got a chance to take a step back from your busy life and to help someone else?’ And most of them were like, ‘You know what? It’s been a really, really long time,’” he said. In total, 13 businesses and organizations got together to provide lighting upgrades, install sensor controls, replace the hot water
tank and refresh the landscape at Shiloah in Burnaby. All the efficiency upgrades are expected to save the foundation about $1,200 per year, according to Lee. “It’s like a piggybank that just keeps on saving every year,” he said. “Imagine getting these electricians to donate their time and all their labour, and the lighting guys to donate all the product.We really didn’t want to spend any money. I wanted everything to be donated.” The project was done with the help of the Burnaby Board of Trade, which provided Lee with a list of local non-profit organizations, he said. “We wanted to help people, and we could see they needed help there,” he said of L’Arche. “The work that the staff do there is absolutely incredible.” The project began last summer and took about eight months to complete, he added. “It took a lot of time, lots of conversations, lots of extra time after work on our part,” Lee said, adding he’d like to do similar projects in the future but doesn’t know when it’ll be possible, timewise. He hopes other businesses consider taking the idea and running with it, though. “Every day that the residents and staff are there, they can look around and see the team that was here,” he said. “Every aspect of what they’re doing there, it has us in it.”
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The project was well received by the foundation. “We are grateful to be the recipients of Gateway’s generosity. L’Arche is an intentional community of people with and without developmental disabilities who share life together in homes and day programs. It is wonderful when partners in the larger community offer support in such practical
ways,” Denise Haskett, the foundation’s executive director and community leader, said in a press release. “The lighting project has already made a big difference in our building and the landscaping has also helped brighten up our property. We are thankful to everyone who has been part of this project.” B.C. Hydro offered help
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The South slides up North this summer, as the annual Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival returns next month. The festival, now in its 16th year, returns to Deer Lake Park in Burnaby starting Aug. 8, where everyone from blues fanatics to laypersons can go to experience the soulful blend of music from new blood and industry staples alike. “It’s grown over the past 16 years,” said Jared Bowles, the marketing coordinator for the Shadbolt Centre, “People can come for a low price and enjoy themselves all day.” Situated in scenic Deer Lake Park, the festival plays host to a wide range of talent including, but not limited to, Lee Fields and the Expressions and The Sheepdogs of Saskatoon. North Carolina’s Fields has been an industry veteran of 43 years, while The Sheepdogs won Rolling Stone’s “Choose the Cover” competition, beating out 15 other bands to win their spot on the magazine’s cover in August of 2011, a feat no other unsigned band has managed to match. Among the many other attractions the festival has to offer besides music is the blues market.The festival sets aside space for local vendors to sell their handmade goods to those taking a break from the festivities to find a meal at one of the venue’s many food trucks, or simply exploring beautiful Deer Lake Park. Parking can be found at the nearby BCIT campus
parking lot, with a free shuttle in place to take concertgoers to and from the festival. “I’ll be honest, it was a turning point,” said Bowles, who admitted he only became a blues fan from his exposure to blues fest. But Bowles also said that the event transcended the limitations of just one genre. “You don’t have to be a blues fan; you can just be a fan of music,” he said. Gates for the festival will open at noon, with music kicking off at 1 p.m. See www.burnabybluesfestival. com for all the details.
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Top 10 places to have fun with small folk Here it is: our picks for the best places to take your kids Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are upon us – and we’re on the job for you. Our reporters are out and about the city exploring the best options for summer fun of all kinds, and we’ll be bringing you our tips throughout the season. In a special look at what’s happening for the smaller set, here’s Janaya FullerEvans’ destination list, Top 10 kids’ spots: ! There’s lots for tots to see and do, in Burnaby there’s sure to be something for you. For girls and boys, for mom and dad, there is plenty of summertime fun to be had. You can visit the ducks on
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BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM: One of the most popular spots in the city, if not the region, the museum has the added bonus of being completely free. While visitors do have to pay for carousel rides and any snacks or meals at the ice cream parlour, the village itself is open to those who want to meander – or toddle – through the buildings.The blacksmith is worth checking out – kids of all ages are fascinated by the work done at the blacksmith shop.The museum has special events on all summer, from icecream-making workshops to free summer theatre performances. For more information, go to www. burnabyvillagemuseum.ca.
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DEER LAKE PARK: While visiting the museum, take a walk through surrounding Deer Lake Park. Or better yet, come back for a picnic, and take the kids to the Burnaby
Burnaby Lake, or go to the library for a reading break. Get creative at Art in the Park, or stroll the farmers’ market for a bit of a lark. Looking for something to keep the little ones busy on these long, hot summer days? The city has a wide variety of activities and destinations for kids, from toddlers to teenagers. From city parks to our two popular museums – Burnaby Village Museum and the Nikkei National Heritage Centre and Museum – there is plenty going on indoors and outdoors throughout Burnaby. –Janaya Fuller-Evans
Art Gallery. If you visit on Sunday, Aug. 9 between 1 and 4 p.m., you can take part in a family-friendly art project, as well.There is plenty to do at the park – lakeside strolls, the rhododendron garden, the playground, and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Plan ahead and make a day of it.
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BURNABY FARMERS’ MARKET: Grab breakfast or lunch at the Burnaby Farmers’ Market and introduce the kids to a variety of foods they may have never tried before. There are baked goods, fresh produce, and usually a couple of food trucks on site.There’s also a kids’ table with toys to keep them occupied, and fun events planned throughout the year.The market takes place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the city hall parking lot, 4949 Canada Way. For more information, go to www.artisanmarkets. ca.
HERITAGE FUN Daisy Deruiter rides the carousel at Burnaby Village Museum – one of our favourite places to spend time with the small people in your life. The museum offers a host of activities and programs throughout the summer. PHOTO KEVIN HILL
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calendar of events, www. burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/ Calendar-of-Events.
EXPLORE ALL THERE IS TO OFFER IN CITY PARKS:: With well over 100 parks throughout Burnaby, including neighbourhood parks and playgrounds, there is always smewhere nearby to take the kiddies for a little fun. There are playgrounds galore, some with spray parks, as well as many with a sandbox for the little ones. Many city playgrounds also offer activities for kids during the summer. For more information, go to www.burnaby.ca/ThingsTo-Do/Explore-Outdoors/ Play-Areas.
CIVIC SQUARE: Things get quite melodic in Civic Square over the summer, with the summer Sunday concert series. There are also children’s activities on Mondays,Tuesdays and Wednesdays, an interactive community visual arts project and outdoor movies in August. For more information, go to www. burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/ Festivals-and-Events/Sum mer-Fun-at-Civic-Square. html.
ART IN THE PARK Looking for a creative outlet for the kids in your life? Art in the Park is free for all ages and runs throughout July in city parks. Professional artists work with kids on projects including clay sculpting and mandala-making. For information on dates and times, check out the city’s
VISIT THE DUCKS: Playing in the sandbox or running through flower gardens are all well and good, but a true outdoor delight for children involves the local wildlife. Burnaby Lake offers kids the chance to commune with crows, dally with ducks and babble away with the blackbirds. And since it’s a hotspot for
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local birders, the wee ones might even get a chance to see something more exotic. Bring a pair of binoculars and if the birds don’t hold your interest, wander along the forest pathways for a respite from the city hullabaloo.
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NIKKEI CENTRE: If you and the little ones have had enough of the great outdoors, there is indoor fun to be had, as well.The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centres hosts art and cultural exhibits, and also holds frequent events, from workshops and book launches to walking tours.There are also the free monthly Sunday Family Corner toy-making sessions, held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 26 and Sunday, Aug. 16. For more on this and other events, go to centre.nikkeiplace.org.
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BURNABY CENTRAL RAILWAY: All aboard! What child
hasn’t dreamed of riding the rails? That dream can be fulfilled in miniature at the Burnaby Central Railway, near Confederation Park. The train runs from Good Friday until Thanksgiving Monday on weekends and statutory holidays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, go to burnabyrailway.org.
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BURNABY PUBLIC LIBRARY: In Burnaby public library branches, there is a wealth of activities that go beyond the page, engaging new readers. Some don’t even involve books at all – take Lego Club, or board game drop-ins. Burnaby Public Library has four branches, covering each section of the city – McGill and Cameron in North Burnaby, and Tommy Douglas and Bob Prittie Metrotown to the south. For more information, see www.bpl. bc.ca.
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Imagine a space where local residents from different cultures gather to discuss interesting novels with intercultural themes.They make connections, share their experiences, and find they have more in common despite their diverse backgrounds. That’s the vision Asmita Lawrence and Fiona Stevenson have for Burnaby come fall.The two friends are starting Culture Chats, a new cross-cultural book club at the Tommy Douglas library branch. “Our goal is to read world authors, and hopefully we will have readers from diverse countries,” Lawrence told the NOW. The group will read one book per month and meet on the fourth Thursday of every month, starting in September.The club is free to join and the library will loan out copies of the books. Lawrence and Stevenson are working in conjunction with the library to come up with a compelling reading list. Titles under consideration include The Elegance of the Hedgehog by French novelist Muriel Barbery, The Accidental by Scottish author Ali Smith and A Complicated Kindness by Canadian author Miriam Toews. Lawrence and Stevenson secured one of the Vancouver Foundation’s small neighbourhood
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“We felt that this would be a community project, to try to engage people in our respective neighbourhoods,” Lawrence said. The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table is also providing some in-kind help with promotions, and the library is providing staff and a venue to host the new club. “Without their support it would be very difficult to launch this project,” Lawrence said. “I think it gives a lot more confidence to those that are looking to join the book club, that it will have interesting books and it will have the appropriate support to make it a well-run book club.” While the club doesn’t start until September, Lawrence and Stevenson are starting to register participants.
Reading together: Asmita Lawrence and Fiona Stevenson are starting a new intercultural book club at Burnaby’s Tommy Douglas library branch this September. PHOTO KEVIN HILL
The group is limited to 15 people.To join, email culturechats2015@gmail. com. There will be a special event to launch Culture Chats on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library at 7311 Kingsway. The two have invited David Starr, author and principal of Byrne Creek Secondary, and poet Shauna Paull, to talk about the intercultural experience. The launch is open to the public, and there’s no need to pre-register.
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A group hoping to save what remains of the old interurban railway line that runs between Sapperton in New Westminster and Cariboo Road in Burnaby, is inviting people to its first meeting on July 23. The Old Interurban Forest Preservation Society was founded by Rod Drown, the New Westminster resident who uncovered the rail bed of the interurban line that ran from 1911 to 1953. Drown’s vision is to pre-
serve the trail and surrounding forest and add a paved bike route between the two communities, and the first step is getting organized. “It’s a shorter and more direct route, and not as steep,” he told the NOW in a previous interview. “The maximum elevation of the old interurban route is 56 metres, while the maximum elevation of the present route, which goes up Cariboo Road and over the top of the hill between Burnaby and New Westminster, is 119 metres.” While the society awaits
official designation from the province, Drown and a group of supporters are hosting an inaugural meeting to discuss the proposal the group plans on presenting to Burnaby city council later this year. There will also be guest speakers, including representatives from the Burnaby and New Westminster chapters of HUB, and Henry Ewert, a historian who has written three books on the old interurban rail line. Anyone interested in preserving the interurban trail and forest is invited to attend. Cof-
A future park: Rod Drown stumbled upon the remains of the interurban rail line that ran between Burnaby and New Westminster in the early 1900s. On July 23, Drown is hosting the inaugural meeting of the Old Interurban Forest Preservation Society. PHOTO
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Daniel Holloway is making a strong case to become Burnaby’s favourite son. The 28-year-old U.S. national road criterium champion won the 2015 Giro di Burnaby in a final sprint to the finish down Hastings Street on Thursday, posting his second win at B.C. Superweek after beginning the week with an earlier victory at the UBC Grand Prix on Tuesday.
“It’s good to be back (in Burnaby).” “It’s good to be back (in Burnaby),” said Holloway, who shared a Burnaby 4Day omnium title racing with teammate Jacob Duehring for the Burnaby NOW team earlier this year. “It takes a village, you can’t do this without community support.” Holloway, who was racing with support from Altovelo-SeaSucker teammate Aido Illesic, overcame a determined challenge by the Quebec-based Silber Pro Racing team, which had as many as six riders attempting to control the race in a lead pack with three laps to go on the 1.3-kilome-
tre street circuit in Burnaby Heights. “(Illesic) was phenomenal,” said Holloway after the race. “We’re a fighter-pilot team. It doesn’t matter if he goes down, we go down fighting.” The u-turn at the bottom of Hastings Street and then the uphill into a stiff headwind all race long hurt any opportunity for a breakaway, said Holloway. “It made the race strange. It takes a committed group to do it,” he added. Single and mini breaks formed throughout the 45lap race but all attempts were eventually gobbled up after a lap or two by the greedy peleton. The Silber team made its move with eight laps to go, but were unable to successfully hold back the pack heading into the 200-metre straight-away down Hastings Street. Gastown winner Ryan Roth took the final crowd prime for Silber with a single lap to go, but faded to 51st place in the final sprint. Holloway won the 55-kilometre race in a time of 1:18.52, edging runner-up Kristofer Dahl of Calgary, Racing for Team SmartStop, and last-year’s podium finisher Ken Hanson of the United Healthcare team at the finish. “I think (Silber) just went ahead too early.They’re learning,” said Holloway.
Hello Burnaby: Daniel Holloway celebrates his sprint to the finish at the climax of the men’s 55-kilometre Giro di Burnaby criterium last Thursday. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
“They were half a lap away.” The win was Holloway’s 21st victory of the season, tying the total number of his road race wins from last season.
Earlier in Superweek, Holloway also placed ninth at the Gastown Grand Prix. He did not ride in the final races at White Rock in the week-long series.
In the men’s Category 3 and 4 crits, Burnaby’s Alan Zoller had a best eighth-place finish at the Tour de White Rock on Friday. Zoller, cycling as an in-
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Shelley Olds brought something new to B.C. Superweek. The 2012 road World Cup and two-time U.S. national criterium champion, racing alone for Ale-Cipollini, put together a dominating week of racing, winning four separate Superweek races, including the Giro di Burnaby, while reaching the podium at all eight stages of Canada’s largest pro cycling series. On Thursday, Olds, who was sixth at last year’s world championships in Spain and seventh in the road race at the London Summer Olympics, outraced the peleton to the finish on the 1.3-kilome-
tre Hastings Street course in Burnaby to win the Giro in her second appearance at the Burnaby Heights event. “It’s a really good atmosphere,” Olds said after the race, “the atmosphere, training hard, the crowd, the wonderful spectators.” Olds held off Red Truck Racing’s Denise Ramsden from Vancouver, who won the Gastown Grand Prix the night before and the opening stage of the Tour de Delta, taking first place in the 30-lap race in a time of 59.17 minutes. Olds opened Superweek with a third-place finish in the opening crit in Delta and was the runner-up the following night, before winning the 105.2-kilometre road race at the Tour de
A winner’s shower : Shelley Olds toasts her victory at the Burnaby Giro last Thursday. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
Delta over four-time Canadian criterium champion Leah Kirchmann of Winnipeg. Olds was also third in Gastown and second at UBC before taking the Giro
and a majority of the primes in a dominating hour of racing. The 34-year-old California rider also won the last two stages of Superweek in White Rock last weekend.
Olds used Superweek as a tune up in preparation for the women’s Tour de France. “The big goal was the (UCI sanctioned) White Spot road race. My positioning in the rest of the races was icing on the cake,” said Olds. “I’m here to get the best sprint training I can.” A 16-year-old Lower Mainland rider also raced well with the pros. Maggie Coles-Lyster of Maple Ridge was not lost in the women’s international pro field. The Local Ride Racing teen placed 25th at the Giro di Burnaby after winning the women’s crowd prime with just one lap to go. Coles-Lyster also fin-
ished just three seconds behind the lead pack at UBC and was 13th overall in Gastown, before finishing as high as sixth at the Tour de White Rock. “It’s awesome to race in my hometown, where I can get a feel for the next level,” said Coles-Lyster after the race. “The speed is so good for my development. “There are so many big wheels out there, being able to do this is a great experience.” Picking up half of the $1,200 crowd prime at the Giro was also a nice stipend for one hour of racing. “It shows me I can race at this level,” she said. “I won that same prime last year, so I felt I had to do it again this year.”
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The Burnaby Lakers made a strong move towards securing a spot in the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs last week. The senior A Lakers won back-to-back matchups, including a comeback 10-8 victory over the Adanacs in Coquitlam on Saturday, to move into third place on the WLA leaderboard. First star Dane Stevens had arguably his best outing this season, scoring three times, including a pair in Burnaby’s third-period comeback, to finish with a game-high eight points. Jason Jones, who garnered the game-winner with his hat-trick marker midway through the final frame, was also named a game star, with a five-point night. Scott Jones chipped in with a six-point effort. “The boys had a lot of time to refocus and it showed tonight,” said Stevens, who had points in Burnaby’s first five goals. “Everyone was really fo-
cused to get back into it. (The win) is huge.” The victory kept Burnaby ahead of Langley in the overall standings and a game in hand over the Thunder who hold the season-series edge over the Lakers. Coquitlam, which also lost 9-7 to New Westminster earlier in the week, remained two points back of Langley with 12 points. “Everyone is committed to how we’re trying to play,” Stevens added. Burnaby came out in the opening period in Coquitlam and showed a much more creative offence, taking a 4-1 lead at one point. But the Adanacs, who have played the role of upstart in a number of games this season, outscored the visitors 5-2 in the middle period to lead by one goal heading into the final 20 minutes. Robert Church started the Lakers’ rally with a screened shot from the right side. Stevens then tied the contest 8-8 with a sizzler that burned A’s goalie Dan Lewis to the inside post.
Tye Belanger, who got whistled for a five-minute penalty following an illegal equipment check late in the game, made 31 saves for his league-best seventh win of the season. Belanger currently leads the league with a 7.26 goals against average. At home on Friday, Burnaby sent the lowly Timbermen back to Nanaimo with their third straight loss, following a 10-3 win at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre. Jamie Lincoln scored five times to earn the game’s first star. Belanger was also on his game, finishing with a .917 save percentage. “We want to be moving the ball and be real crisp,” added Stevens, “catch guys out of position, keep our feet moving and hitting hard picks.” All that will come in handy when Burnaby travels to the Island next week for a two-game series against Victoria on Friday and Nanaimo on Saturday. “We have a big game coming up and we’re looking to bring this momentum to the Island,” Stevens said.
Golfers in top 10 at B.C. Am Michael Belle of Burnaby overcame an opening round 76 to finish tied for seventh place at the 113th B.C. amateur golf championships in Oliver last week. Belle completed the four-day competition at the par-72 Fairview Mountain course with a three-over 291 total tied with Simon Fraser University freshman Chris Crisologo. Jared Dutoit of Kimberley ran away with the men’s title with a 10-under-par 278, including a pair of four-under 68s to begin
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