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CITY MP BACKS TRUDEAU’S DECISION

Beech breaks silence on KM pipeline

By Tereza Verenca

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Nearly three weeks after the prime minister approved the controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline, the MP for Burnaby NorthSeymour has finally come out to say he stands by the decision.

During an interview on Monday afternoon,Terry

Beech told the NOW he will not be crossing the floor or running as an independent, as previously suggested by some of his constituents and

by Burnaby South’s NDP MP, Kennedy Stewart.

“I’ve been actually amazed how many people have asked me that,” he said. “I believe in this government, and I ran on a platform that I believe in.”

Beech added he wants to continue to work on the “hundreds of items” that were promised, including housing affordability and traffic on the North Shore.

Beech released his statement on the proposed Trans Mountain expansion project, which would triple the Edmonton-toBurnaby pipeline’s capacity to 890,000 barrels a day,

viaYouTube on Saturday.

During the nearly 25-minute video, he talks about the work he put into sharing his constituents’ concerns with Ottawa, including his report to the ministerial panel in August.

“At the end of the day, I was able to communicate our community’s concerns to the vast majority of the Liberal caucus, in-

cluding members of cabinet and the prime minister,” he said. “Now that the broad strokes of our government’s policy to balance economic growth with protection and restoration of the environment are starting to solidify, I believe it is my job to determine how to best continue to advocate on behalf our community within these policies.”

Asked about possible protests in his riding, Beech said he fully supports the right to a peaceful protest.

On his party’s stance that “governments grant permits, communities grant consent,” Beech said he did his best to take that issue “head on” in his report to the panel.

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Crews working 24/7 to keep roads clear

By Jeremy Deutsch

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It’s been a couple years since the white stuff has fallen from the sky and blanketed Burnaby.

But with a couple of dumps of snow in the last week and frigid temperatures on the way for the foreseeable future, city hall is literally working overtime to keep the streets clear.

Since last Monday, when the first major snowfall since 2014 hit the Lower Mainland, city crews have been running 24/7 to clear the streets. And when the snow melts and freezing temperatures set in, as expected this week, crews will be out salting and brining the roads.

“What we’re really trying to do is clear as much as we can before the freeze sets in,” the city’s director of engineering Leon Gous told the NOW on Monday, noting crews will start with the highest priority roads and work their way down from there.

The city is expecting to run shifts around the clock at least until the weekend.

And full crews will be on during Christmas.

While Gous acknowledged the city hasn’t had to really deal with the snow for a couple years, he said the city has been – and continues to be – prepared.

SALTING STREETS: A city truck spreads some salt on the road in an effort to keep streets clear of ice. Since last Monday, city crews have been running 24/7 to keep Burnaby’s streets cleared of snow and salted to beat the freezing temperatures. PHOTO FILE PHOTO The city has a fleet of 16 trucks, typically used in the summer, outfitted with snowplows.The annual budget for snow removal is $450,000, but Gous pointed out the city can access operating reserves if

more money is needed. He expects the city will go over budget this year.

“I think we’re as prepared as one can be,” he said. “Just given the amount we get and how frequent we get it, there’s not a lot of jus-

tification to increase those budgets too much.”

Gous also pointed out the city has 700 kilometres of lanes to take care of.

The city is reminding residents to remove snow from catch basins and storm

drains. Keeping catch basins and storm drains on your street clear from snow helps prevent flooding when snow melts.

With a couple of major snowfalls already before winter begins, the city’s

website has some information for residents when the white stuff comes back again.

Snow plowing routes are established based on Continued on page 8

NEWS

Making movies in city Underground parkade is a booming business

fire not easy to locate

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

It took a big effort from Burnaby firefighters to battle a blaze in the underground parking of a highrise development under construction in the Brentwood area Monday evening.

Fire crews were called to a Brentwood construction site at 7:45 p.m. after smoke could be seen billowing up from the underground parkade at 4567 Lougheed Hwy.

Acting assistant fire chief Barry Mawhinney explained the fire was on the fourth floor of the parkade where construction crews had built several wood structures as part of the work on the project.

He noted a total of nine fire trucks were called and 650 feet of hose was needed to get at the blaze.

“It took them quite a while to find it at first,” Mawhinney told the NOW, adding firefighters were at the scene until midnight.

“You’ve got four levels

and a bunch of smoke and you’ve got find the fire.”

The fire was reported by security on site, and no one was injured.

The cause of the blaze remains unknown and is still under investigation.

Mawhinney said fire investigators were expected to be back on the scene Tuesday.

He also wasn’t aware of any other damage to the construction site but noted there was a significant amount of smoke.

By Cayley Dobie

cdobie@burnabynow.com

Burnaby’s film coordinator can’t say exactly how much money production companies have injected into the local economy because things have been too busy to do the math.

“They’re coming on top of each other’s heels every week, and I have to try and help move them around a little bit,” said Susan Rae, film coordinator for the City of Burnaby, of the number of productions filming in the city.

In 2012, the TV and movie industry infused an esti-

mated $408 million into the local economy in direct and spinoff spending, according to a 2013 city staff report.

That number is likely to balloon when the last two years are tallied, but Rae said she literally hasn’t had time to add up the numbers.

“I’ve just recently asked our accounting department to try and create some kind of spreadsheet for me so I know how much has been paid in fire services, police services, park rentals, staffing charges, any other city services like meters and signage – so there’s a lot of city services,” she said.

Rae estimates there’s been a 60 per cent increase since 2014 in the number of productions working in Burnaby.

This year alone, crews have been filming nearly every week, she said. (At the time of the NOW interview, Rae was reaching out to companies to see if they were planning to work straight through the holidays.)

“At one point this year, I had 42 productions on my desk,” she said. “I basically didn’t know how to keep up.”

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City now Film crews bring some hidden benefits to city Continued from page 3 Rae has been the city’s film coordinator for 17 years, which is quite the feat considering most coordinators only last a handful of years before they burn out and move on.

Besides the volume, there’s the stress of juggling the needs of residents and

There’s an enormous amount of philanthropy

the film companies.

Residents contact Rae on a regular basis, and most of the time she can ease concerns before they turn into full-blown complaints.

This year, for example, Rae has turned down requests by TV and film companies to extend shooting time beyond the 10 p.m. curfew as a way to soften the impact on residents. Instead, she’s offering compromises to the production crews, like having them start earlier, right when the sun sets, so they can be done by the 10 p.m. deadline.

“Curfew extensions can sometimes get into irritation, and then you build resentment,” she added.

What residents some-

times don’t see, according to Rae, is all the good these productions do in the community, beyond what they pay the city in fees.

Take, for example,Warner Brothers.The American company spends an awful lot of time in Burnaby filming shows like DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,The Flash,Arrow, Supernatural and many others. Earlier this year, the company donated $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Club in North Burnaby and it has plans to make another donation within the next month.

“It’s an invisible thing, but there’s an enormous amount of philanthropy that happens from film companies that’s not seen,” she said.

“I have taxpayers who want to tell me that they don’t see any benefit from filming in their neighbourhood, but what they don’t know is that some of the revenue that comes in may get used for building a new playground in our parks. …

So what it does is instead of waiting five years for a new playground, they may get it next year.”

Rae is the only full-time employee in the city’s film office.There is a second staffer who works part-time, but Rae hopes to hire another full-time employee soon, admitting her position could easily be a three-per-

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“I think I feed off some of the frenzy,” she laughed.

Looking forward, Rae doesn’t expect the business to slow down.

“The dollar is still low, or strong, whichever way you want to look at it, and I think those (companies) that are making their budgets right now are earmarking Canada,” she said.

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City now Beech defends Liberals’ record on environment

Continued from page 1 works is that you have individual MPs who advocate ferociously for the best interests of their communities, and sometimes, we’re put in a tough position where we don’t get everything the community wants,” he said.

The young MP’s riding straddles both sides of the Burrard Inlet where tanker traffic is expected to increase nearly seven-fold. It’s also home to the proposed expansion of the Burnaby Mountain tank farm and the Westridge Marine Terminal.

“These are valid concerns,” he said in regards to a potential fire at the tank farm or an oil spill in the inlet. “Now that the decision has passed, we need to recalibrate how we can go about being the best advocates for the community in a postdecision world.”

In his video, Beech called the current government an “environmental champion” and outlined a host of en-

vironmental and economic policies currently being pursued.They include investing $20 billion into green infrastructure and Trudeau’s pan-Canadian climate framework that was signed last week.The carbon pricing plan seeks to meet Can-

If you can’t accomplish both then you won’t be in power for long.

ada’s international commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030.

“You need to do it in such a way that you can do it but also grow the economy, because if you can’t accomplish both then you won’t be in power for long; you won’t keep the confidence of Canadians,” said Beech.

“There’s been no government in the history of this country that has put forward such progressive environmental legislation on so many different measures.”

When Trudeau gave the project the green light on Nov. 29, Beech said he was notified the day of. He attended a closed briefing with other caucus members where no phones were allowed, and watched Trudeau deliver his speech live on a TV in the room.

“By the time I exited the briefing and got my phone back, I had five outstanding media requests. At the time of recording this message, I have more than 40,” Beech said in his video statement.

Besides an exclusive interview with theVancouver Sun on Dec. 6, the MP declined all media requests up until this week. He said he wanted to reserve comment until he met with constituents, which he did at an open house at his constituency office on Dec. 3.

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

No time for political fentanyl football As the fentanyl crisis continues in B.C., the issue of what to do about the growing number of deaths connected to the drug has become a political football.

Especially in the Lower Mainland, it’s a scary and emotional issue with the public. So predictably, the political manoeuvring on the issue wasn’t far behind.

This week, the City of Vancouver mulled raising property taxes an addition-

al 0.5 per cent to help add resources to deal with the crisis. But others, including the province’s NDP, wondered why homeowners were being asked to pony up to deal with what is essentially a health crisis in the province.

When questioned, Premier Christy Clark lectured that, “we all have to do our part.”

Well, yes and no.

As the urban centre in

Fentanyl is a health crisis that requires all levels of government to step up and do the right thing the eye of the storm on fentanyl,Vancouver has the unenviable task of witnessing the crisis unfold on its streets. Front-line emergency responders like police and firefighters there

have been forced into dealing with that.

But it doesn’t change the fact that a health-care crisis is a provincial responsibility.The premier’s response signals an attitude that’s

hardly new in British Columbia. Downloading from senior governments to the local level for any number of social issues has been a decade-long pattern. But that doesn’t make it right.

Adequate money from the province to fund ambulance time, nursing staff and addiction services is what’s needed to deal with the crisis.

The federal government doesn’t get a free pass, ei-

ther.They’ve been sitting on applications to set up additional sanctioned supervised injection sites, known to help curb overdose deaths, but have yet to approve them.Then there’s the federal/provincial haggling over transfer payments to fund health care in general Before more people die, it’s time for both senior levels of government to step up.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Pipeline could be the game changer To figure out how our provincial political parties think they are going to be affected by the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion controversy in the coming election campaign, it may be best to examine how their leaders have dealt with this issue over time.

For example, Premier Christy Clark could hardly hide her glee when the federal government announced its approval of the project, predicting all five of her conditions that must be in place before her government can lend its own support will be in place fairly soon.

Clark has used her conditions as an attempt to establish some sort of credibility when it comes to protecting the environment and addressing First Nations’ rights. But it’s been clear for some time she wanted the pipeline project to go ahead, since her government views it as a job creation vehicle more than anything else.

NDP leader John Horgan, who says he opposes Kinder Morgan, still admits to being reluctant about talking about the project. He has told media he hopes to talk about a whole bunch of other issues – housing, education, daycare etc. – during the election campaign, rather than Kinder Morgan.

Horgan’s difficulties with this file stem from the fact his party is seriously split when it comes to pipelines, and Horgan himself has uttered contradictory positions on Kinder Morgan over the years, which the B.C. Liberals are already using as juicy fodder for an at-

tack ad against him.

But the leader who has the clearest and most consistent position on Kinder Morgan is B.C. Green Party leader AndrewWeaver, who may be the prime benefactor of this issue.

Weaver has been an adamant opponent all along.

And he is realizing he can use his consistency and unwavering opposition as effective tools to paint a strong contrast between himself and his opponents.

Weaver will enthusiastically talk about Kinder Morgan at the drop of a hat, and he uses any opportunity to attack Horgan while he’s doing that. He has clearly determined that any pool of potential Green voters will come from the NDP base of support more than the B.C. Liberal side.

Still, I think the B.C. Liberals should be concerned about losing support from some of their soft voters who live in MetroVancouver suburbs and who may be opposed to the Kinder Morgan project.

However, any significant surge in support for the B.C. Greens could cost the NDP two Burnaby seats it currently holds if the B.C. Liberals can more or less hold their vote.

So look forWeaver to exploit the Kinder Morgan issue constantly in the months ahead. Clark will tread more carefully, while Horgan will simply hope to be able to talk about something – anything – else.

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

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Dear Editor Re: Cost of Supreme Court ruling could be huge: board chair, Trending, Nov. 18.

I wonder who is hiding behind “Burnaby Capitalist”? He (or she) consistently demonstrates the value of a poor education. Or maybe he didn’t pay attention in school. Or maybe, and this seems most likely, because he makes his political agenda clear, he is deliberately spreading misinformation, and truth be damned.

B.C.’s worst distortion of the truth is pointing to the high-quality Finnish education system, and blaming our teachers for not doing it like that. But our teachers do not create the structure of our education system. Our governments do that, and mostly they work hard at dismantling it, in particular by underfunding it.

This shows up in various ways, such as lack of maintenance, cuts to support staff and wages, large class sizes, and so on. All of this has been extensively documented. And that does not even include the regular law-breaking by the B.C. Liberals.

As to the high salaries earned by teachers, they are decent, but not particularly high, as professional salaries go. Furthermore, many teachers work for a lot less, and with zero job security. The reader should research the term “contingent academic labour” to understand this. The real agenda that B.C. is pushing is that almost everybody should work for peanuts. Not including athletes, movie stars, lawyers, or capitalists, of course. Well guess what? It’s been done, and it has the effect of destroying local markets. That is, people can no longer buy stuff, and then product can no longer be sold, and so the “free market” destroys itself. Which is fine, except that en route, countries go bankrupt, and people starve.

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Education bill voted down by Liberals Dear Editor Canada’s schools are repeatedly under-funded, and have been for some time. On top of this, unlike some other public organizations, school authorities are not able to recover the full amount of GST they pay on their expenses.

I set out to right this wrong with my private member’s bill, C-241. This bill would have reimbursed school authorities across the country with the full 100 per cent of GST paid on almost everything they purchase. Currently, they pay the full GST and are only reimbursed 68 per cent. In the 2014-15 school year, the additional 32 per cent reimbursement would have given schools in British Columbia an additional $17.4 million.

This certainly would have made a difference for Canada’s schools and our children.

Unfortunately, when it came time to vote on this bill in the House of Commons, the Liberal majority voted it down – including your British Columbia member of Parliament, Terry Beech (Burnaby North–Seymour). This lack of support for schools is shocking to me. But it’s even more puzzling because your member of Parliament has a background in the education system. I encourage you to contact your MP and ask why they voted against giving more money to Canada’s schools.

Kevin Waugh, MP for Saskatoon-Grasswood

Chi Chin Terry Beech! I am waiting for your statement as you are my MP! Where are you now?

RJ Gorman I was noticing the lack of a stance on this issue from Him. Terrybeech This is my statement on the Trans Mountain Expansion decision... my work on behalf of my constituents on this project to date... and my pledge to continue to be a strong voice for our community in Ottawa on this and on many other issues: http:// tbeech.liberal.ca/news-nouvelles/ statement-on-the-trans-mountainexpansion/ eddieo Within minutes of the decision, I called my Liberal MP requesting that she leave the caucus and sit as either an independent or a Green.

As the fact is that we must reduce our GHG emissions in order to meet our international obligations as well as to attempt to leave our children a healthy environment, I encourage all Liberal MPs with integrity to do the same.

Shame on Mr. Trudeau for playing such a Machiavellian game.

Dogwood group fights pipeline approval Liz Taitt Kalanzi People who protest pipelines are hypocrites. Everyone...EVERYONE...uses oil in one way or other, yet no one wants it “in their back yard”. bill smith I wonder why it is that the eco-radicals hate First Nations so much? “Chief Jim Boucher told the Assembly of First Nations’ gathering in Gatineau, Que,. that his community has seen a financial windfall from its involvement in oil and gas extraction, and that environmentalists should be ignored because they are to blame for widespread poverty in Canada’s north.

His community of Fort McKay, north of Fort McMurray, the epicentre of the oilsands, has an unemployment rate of zero, an average annual income of $120,000, and financial holdings in excess of $2 billion, thanks to its willingness to do business with Canada’s oil and gas companies, That money has been pumped into education, longterm care homes for seniors and other infrastructure projects. The chief said his community is truly self-governing — only four per cent of its revenue comes from the federal government — and other First Nations can follow the same path to prosperity if they take a stake in the development of natural resources on their land. He said ending oilsands development would be devastating and would put his people back on social assistance, “where we really don’t want to be” *** Source, CBC ***

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City now Emergency, bus routes get priority for plowing Continued from page 3 traffic volume, speed, road classification, road terrain, and accessibility by transit and emergency services.

A map of priority snow removal routes can be found at www.burnaby.ca.

The city plows, in order of priority: ! Main arterial streets such as Lougheed, Kingsway and Canada Way ! Emergency response routes ! Bus routes and collector streets ! Streets bordering senior and long-term care facilities ! Local roads with slopes that have only one outlet and limited access ! Local roads bordering

It is important for safety elementary schools Snow accumulation on all other streets will be cleared only when the other priorities are met and resources are available.

Residents and businesses are mainly responsible for clearing their own sidewalks, and the city will follow up on complaints.

“It is important for safety that they at least get out and clear their frontage,” Gous said.

Snow day: From left, Ben and sixyear-old Dan Miechenbaum and Luke, five, and Ben, eight, Suski have some fun

by University Highlands Elementary School during a recent snowfall.

City crews do clear bus stops and wheelchair ramps along arterial streets and then collector streets.

Mostly, Gous said the city just asks people to be patient and be prepared for the winter conditions.

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City focused on access to housing: Corrigan Mayor touts city’s growth but says Burnaby is ‘aggressively focused’ on affordable housing Jeremy Deutsch

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As 2016 comes to a close, Burnaby’s mayor is touting the growth in the last year as a major accomplishment in the city.

At Monday’s council meeting, Mayor Derek Corrigan offered his year-end address that focused primarily on housing and development.

At $679 million in building permits issued so far this year, he noted the city is keeping pace with last year’s record amount of construction.

But he also used the 15-minute address to answer to some of the critics of the city’s handling on the issue of housing affordability.

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all this development, we’ve His list included 90 realso consistently and agplacement and 91 new gressively focused on dofamily and seniors housing everything we can as a ing units for Cedar Place, city to ensure Burnaby citi122 non-markets units unzens have access to der construction at affordable housGeorge Derby, 11 ing,” he said, addunits of non-maring that includes ket rental housing acquiring more on Hastings Street, than $42 million in 145 units of sethe city’s communiors’ rental housnity benefit bonus ing at Fair Haven housing fund and on Rumble Street, using more than a new application $2 million from in Metrotown for a the fund to support Derek Corrigan mixed-market and the development of mayor non-market proj276 units of nonect on Beresford profit housing in the city. and Sussex with 80 to 120 Corrigan also noted an units, 57 units of non-marincrease in the number of ket special needs and serental units in the approvniors housing in two projal process which includes ects on Canada Way and a seniors housing and other new non-market seniors’ Continued on page 10 non-market housing.

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The mayor also pointed out the interest in the development of purpose-built rental housing, with 1,407 units across the city undergoing rezoning or construction.

“At every turn, we have encouraged the federal and provincial governments to work with us to create housing solutions,” he said. “Because council is determined to ensure that the critically important issue of affordable housing is addressed in a meaningful and sustainable way, we’ll continue to lobby the federal and provincial governments both to fulfill their mandates and to follow through on their recent commitments – to work with us to address this issue appropriately.”

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‘I just hope people will appreciate what we do for these children ... we really do care’ Christmas dinner at youth detention centre in its 34th year Tereza Verenca

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The annual Christmas dinner at Burnaby’s youth prison is on Friday, Dec. 16.

Evelyn Florendo, 80, and a small army of volunteers have put on the event for incarcerated teens for 34 years. Some are estranged from family, some have family who live too far away and some have no family at all.

They call me mommy now. They are my children.

She invites dignitaries, including Arch Bishop Michael Miller (to bless the meal) and former politicians Bill Vander Zalm and Glen Clark.

Florendo, who was awarded a Governor General’s award in 2012 for her

efforts, also gives each teen a gift bag, hugs them and says, “I love you.”

“I always do, and I pray for them every day, too,” she said. “They call me mommy now.They are my children.”

Florendo decided to throw the dinner so many years ago after reading about incarcerated youth who were cutting themselves and attempting suicide while in custody.Within that week, she was sitting down with the director of the Burnaby youth detention centre and making plans.

Though she’s recently handed over the torch to Roger Bissoondatt, the chief financial officer at the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch, she will continue to attend the festivities.

“I just hope people will appreciate what we do for these children because we really do care and love them.They are lost because of circumstances beyond their control.They are just a victim of broken homes,” she said.

Feeding the kids: Evelyn Florendo is organizing her annual Christmas dinner for teens in Burnaby’s youth prison. This year, between 50 and 75 teens will be in attendance for the feast, which consists of turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, mac and cheese and a special Christmas drink.

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The spirit of Christmas was alive and well during the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society’s fifth annual angel breakfast and toy drive on Dec. 8.

The fundraiser, which supports the Christmas Bureau and the CKNW Orphans Fund, raised $10,000 in donations (thanks to matching funds from Scotiabank), and $10,000 in gifts.

“Thank you to the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society, and all of the presenting and supporting sponsors, for such a great event,” said Burnaby Community Services’ Stephen D’Souza in an email to the NOW. “The angel breakfast and toy drive has become an incredible way for the

community to celebrate the holidays together."

The event took place at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. Attendees were asked to bring cash or a new, unwrapped toy.The pancake breakfast was held in the hotel’s ballroom.

MORE TOYS There was another fundraiser held recently which benefitted the Christmas Bureau.

CMW Insurance Service employees dropped off toys on Dec. 7. During their Christmas party, staff were asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy for the cause.

A BEAR FOR ALL B.C. Liquor Stores has launched its annual Sharea-Bear program.

For $12.50, customers can choose one teddy bear to take home while its “twin” is donated to a

local shelter, hospital or the worthwhile charity to brighten the holiday season for a child.

Staff from each store select charities to support their respective communities, states a press release.

The liquor store at Willingdon and Kingsway has chosen Burnaby Family Life as its charity, which gives the bears to moms in its pre- and post-natal programs.

“This year’s design has a retro look – to coincide with the Liquor Distribution Branch’s 95th anniversary – to resemble 1920s-era teddy bears,” the release reads.

The program runs every November and December.

More than 625,000 teddy bears have been donated to B.C. non-profits since the initiative started 27 years ago.

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Season to give: From left, Stephen D’ Souza with the Burnaby Christmas Bureau, singer/songwriter Stephen Scaccia, NOW sales associate Jennifer Kastelein and Jeff Clark, president of the Burnaby Firefighters Union.

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Communitynow Group wants to bring makerspace to Burnaby A group of Burnaby and New Westminster residents want to provide folks with the space and tools needed to pursue hobbies and crafts.

The idea is part of the makerspace movement, which provides dedicated spaces to people for woodworking, crafts and other hobbies they wouldn’t be able to work on in their own homes. Makerspaces are especially popular in urban communities where it’s common to find people living in small apartments or townhomes that lack things like a garage or extra bedroom to use for projects, according to Elk Ebert, one of the people hoping to bring this movement to Burnaby and New West.

“People get together, pay a monthly fee and they use community tools,” Ebert said.

Up until eight years ago, Ebert and his wife lived in a house on the North Shore.

He had a big garage where

he could work on his hobbies, which include woodworking, metal and electronic work. Now, however, he and his wife live in a condo at the New West Quay.

They no longer have the much-loved garage, so Ebert is relegated to working on the balcony when his wife is away.

There are about 4,500 people living on the Quay, Ebert said.The makerspace would provide them with the room to work, he added.

“It’s a place also for teaching younger people how to use tools; so it’s supposed to be a family thing, not just for old crotchety guys to get together,” he said.

Ebert and four others have already committed to founding MakerSpaceWest, but they need an additional 20 others to sign up to make the idea viable, he said. Ebert hopes to have 25 members ready to go by March 2017.The group is open to any Burnaby resi-

dents living in the area surrounding Kingsway and Edmonds and anyone in New Westminster, he said.

The group also has a wish list of tools it would like to buy for the space once it has all its members.That list includes table saws, band saws and vices for woodworking; a light table, soldering station and hand tools for glass crafts and electronics work; drill presses, spot welders and lathes for metal work; easels, props, industrial sewing machines, stone polishers and kilns for arts and crafts projects.The only thing not allowed at a makerspace is automotive work.

Ebert said the monthly fee would be about $50 per person, and the local group would need about 1,200 to 2,500 square feet to operate.

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METROTOWN pop at HMV at Metrotown There are dedicated fandoms for everything these days, from The Nightmare Before Christmas to The Walking Dead to Star Wars. And believe it or not, there are holiday-themed gifts at HMV in Metrotown for all of them. Pop culture is covered extensively at HMV, which has moved far beyond its music store roots.

There are many themed Christmas ornaments, from Darth Vader to Eeyore, as well as classic Christmas characters like the Bumble from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the leg lamp from A Christmas Story.

There are also themed cold weather accessories like beanies. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a popular choice for hats at the store. But there are beanies representing other Christmas movies as well, such as National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Home Alone.

The ornaments and hats are very affordable, and make great stocking stuffers or Secret Santa presents.

But hats aren’t the only accessories available, or the only clothing options,

for that matter. HMV carries everything from slippers to hoodies, all printed with popular characters and insignias. There are towels, pillows and blankets too, so your loved one can cosy up with Han Solo in carbonite, or even a Tyrannosaurus Rex. HMV doesn’t just cater to fandoms, though. The little store was once known for its music, and it still carries the newest releases and stocks a lot of music these days.

There is a huge selection of CDs for those looking for a particular album – music of every genre is covered, and there are many popular artists to be found. But HMV also carries vinyl, which has had a resurgence of popularity in recent

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People now Longtime journalist and garden columnist passes away

Andrée Connell and her husband Mike; and a handful of grandchildren (Coral, Ben, Daniel and Sandy Laskoski) and step grandchildren (Ben, Zack, Conner and Cole).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Vancouver General Hospital. A memorial for Marrison will be held sometime in the spring.

“We’re considering where to perhaps scatter her ashes, be it in her yard, somewhere in the woods,” Graham said. “We’re thinking when the snow drops and the daffodils start to come up.That would be a good time to honour mom.”

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Growing up, Fiona Doyle could always turn to soccer as an outlet for any frustrations that troubled her.

The game presented not just a fun and serious competition – a blank slate to brighten her day – but it also brought her friendships, camaraderie and a healthy activity. It continues to do that for the 28-year-old.

It’s something her younger sister Siobhan would watch but could not join in to the same extent, as someone diagnosed with autism.

Now the elder Doyle sister is helping spearhead a program that will give local kids ages eight to 14 with special needs a chance to enjoy the soccer experience to the best of their abilities.

“I wanted somewhere for kids to play in their own community, meet other kids, and our goal is hopefully some of the kids will build confidence or know some of the basics and possibly play on other teams,” said Doyle, who noted her sister was an inspiration. “I just want to help them learn a little, enjoy a healthy activity like soccer.”

Working with the Royal CityYouth Soccer Club president Karen Murray, Doyle and coach Norm Stevens came up with the Royal City United adaptive soccer program, for children with developmental and/ or physical needs.The goal is for it to open more doors for children who have fewer opportunities to be active.

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United for an inclusive cause: The Royal City Youth Soccer Club is offering an inclusive, adaptive soccer program for children who have special needs. The program, Royal City United, will benefit from a number of local coaches stepping forward. Pictured are volunteers, from left, Dylan Myers, RCYSC president Karen Murray, Fiona Doyle, Paul Myers, Siobhan Doyle, Norm Stevens and Colin Meldrum. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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A key part of offering a program is having the right coaches – with experience and knowledge working with kids of various developmental and physical abilities – and Doyle said once word got around about her plan, qualified people

stepped forward.

Doyle has a strong group of people who signed up to making the program a reality, with a majority of them from the Royal City ranks.

Dylan and Paul Myers have numerous years coaching experience, while Kodiaks’ teammate Kelsey Haines has, like Doyle, a special education assistance background.

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The zesty and delectable smells of authentic Indian cuisine that tantalize those who love the ethnic cuisine is what brings fans of Agra Tandoori back over and over again. Then add in an elegant contemporary Indian décor that is tasteful, sleek and comfortable, friendly service, reasonable prices and you have a restaurant with a winning combination.

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A couple of years ago, they introduced new Brazilian-style barbecues grilled in a clay oven and it soon became a signature dish. Other standouts include the Tandoori Chicken and the Vegetable Thali. Loyal clientele also can’t resist the Nan bread, which come in a number of different flavours, including its signature garlic Nan.

Specializing in Northern Indian cuisine, as well as in a nice selection of East-African fare and some original new plates with a Western twist, this spot has been hailed as one of the best restaurants in the neighbourhood.

The popular eatery is also dedicated to the community that has supported them over the past few years.

Sandhu donates his mouthwatering cuisine to local elementary schools at Christmas and contributed $500 towards the RCMP Foundation, which supports programs for local youth-at-risk.

Proprietor/chef Bob Sandhu has more than two decades in the industry and purchased Agra Tandoori three years ago, growing the clientele every year.

Agra Tandoori is located at #110-3790 Canada Way, Burnaby. The eatery is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Private parties of up to 60 people can be accommodated.

Sandhu says the genuine Indian flavours in all of their dishes, using only fresh ingredients, such as ginger, garlic or cilantro that leaves each customer wanting more.

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WE ARE OPEN DECEMBER 26TH & JANUARY 1ST

CUSTOMIZED CATERING AVAILABLE! KENSINGTON SQUARE

LITTLE BILLY’S STEAKHOUSE RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED 6785 EAST HASTINGS, BURNABY, BC 604.294.4460 • WWW.LITTLEBILLYS.COM

Come enjoy our special annual holiday buffet for $35 at Riverway Clubhouse & $29.95 at Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse Riverway Clubhouse

5500 Kingway 604-434-6668

LOUGHEED & GILMORE

NEW WESTMINSTER

4129 Lougheed Hwy. 604-299-4423

Shared Holiday Buffet

Available from December 1st to December 16th 11:00am - 2:00pm (Not valid at Riverway Clubhouse Monday December 12th) For reservation please contact: 604-297-4883 or www.golfburnaby.ca/clubhouses Reservations are strongly recommended Prices do not include tax.

KINGSWAY BURNABY

6500 Hastings Street 604-299-2214

610 - 6th Street 604-522-4800

Call for Reservations

604.430.1600

Lunch Special Buffet

Monday to Wednesday 11:30a.m. to 2:30p.m.

off Take Out Min $40 before tax

Offer valid for the Month of Nov. 2016

Butter Chicken

Let us cater your holiday parties.

Call for details.

Foodburnaby

FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 & SATURDAY DECEMBER 31

Lamb Curry

NEW YEARS EVE!

(Ras Malai, Kulfi or Gulab Jamun),

2 glasses of House Wine ($29.99)

LUNCH SPECIAL 50% off SOUP & $ 99 PASTA SANDWICH

Must mention or present ad.

Reservation recommended* Does not apply on holidays.

Veggie Biryani

110 – 3790 Canada Way, Burnaby Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:30am-10pm • Sat. & Sun. 12:30-10pm Take-out to 9:30pm • Delivery 5-9pm (delivery charges will apply)

Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse

NORTH RD & LOUGHEED

4075 North Road 604-421-4620

1 appetizer, 2 main entree, served with naan or rice, 1 dessert

$2 Off

20%

7519 Market Crossing 604-431-5100

$26.99 per couple (Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun)

Regular LUNCH SPECIAL Monday to Friday

Valid from December 1st to December 31st, 2016

ELVIS REVIEW!

MARINE & BYRNE

DECEMBER SPECIAL

www.agratandoori.ca

NO COVER CHARGE

EVERY DAY 11AM - 3PM • DINE IN ONLY • NO COUPON REQUIRED

Mixed Grill

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ALL DAY THURSDAY • DINE IN ONLY • NO COUPON REQUIRED

BURNABY’S BEST PUB & BEST PUB FOOD!

en you purchase any Bring in this ad and wh nk, regular side and a dri Nando’s meal with a 1 us (portuguese tart) on we’ll give you a Nasttas ay ONLY. 16 at Nando’s Kingsw 20 , 31 until December

4125 Hastings St.

(at Gilmore) Burnaby

604.298.7158 www.admiralpub.ca

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