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PLAYING SHINNY FROZEN:

David Lawrence, 14, and Harry Jiang, 13, skate on Burnaby Lake with family and friends on Sunday – both decked out in their life vests, just in case.

Local skaters took to the ice on the weekend after several days of consistent below-zero temperatures led to an unusual freeze. But temperatures started to climb again on Monday and rain was washing away accumulated snow at press time. With above-zero temperatures now forecast for the rest of the week, a white Christmas is now looking unlikely for Burnaby.

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FENTANYL CRISIS

‘We are seeing deaths everywhere’

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

While communities across B.C. are dealing with the scourge of an opioid and fentanyl crisis, new numbers show Burnaby is far from immune to the emergency.

In 2016, as of Dec. 1, there have been 29 illicit drug overdose deaths in Burnaby, with 14 linked to the drug fentanyl, according to the B.C. Coroners Service.

Last year, there were 16 overdose deaths recorded in the city. Smaller commu-

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Speaking to the media Monday, chief coroner Lisa Lapointe suggested illicit drugs are becoming increasingly unpredictable, adding the epidemic is affecting every community and people

from all walks of life.

“We are seeing deaths everywhere,” she said.

In November, there were 128 overdose deaths across the province, and December isn’t expected to get any better. Last week, in one day 11 people died of drug overdoses in B.C.The latest

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numbers show fentanyl being detected in about 60 per cent of all overdose deaths this year.

“People who are dying are the people who are using without supervision and without medical help nearby,” Lapointe said.

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lem, the Ministry of Health has activated a provincial cold-weather strategy in the hardest-hit communities to prevent overdoses. Part of that effort includes setting up 18 overdose prevention sites by the end of December in high-risk areas, Continued on page 4

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A DOG AND PONY SHOW: The Burnaby Horsemen’s Association holds an open house each year before Christmas at its stables at Burnaby Lake. At right, eight-year-old Cameo Andrews gets a snuggle from Vesper the horse. Above, hey, wait, that’s not a horse!

Little Paws Rescue’s Amber the shepherd pulls Wink (and Noah, who’s hidden) in a festively decked-out cart. The day also included a variety of demonstrations, pony rides and a visit from Santa. See more photos online at www.burnabynow.com. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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City asks province to freeze property assessments

Man shocked at city crosswalk

Burnaby homeowners face losing provincial grants due to huge increases

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

For the second year in a row, the city is appealing for the province to put a freeze on property assessments in light of another big increase to property values for the 2017 assessment.

Earlier this month, council approved the motion after B.C. Assessment warned property values in Burnaby and the region could increase by as much as 30 to 50 per cent.

The worry from council, like last year, is that a large number of residents will lose their homeowner grant.

The basic homeowner grant, provided by the province, is $570. Seniors, veterans and people with disabilities may qualify for additional grants of $275 for a total of $845.

The amount of the grant starts dropping for properties worth more than $1.2 million and hits zero when the property value reaches $1.35 million.

Last year, 91 per cent of homes in the province fell below the eligibility threshold. But in Burnaby, 78 per cent of residential homes met the lower eligibility threshold, and a recent report from Metro Vancouver suggested less than 50 per cent of homeowners in the region will fail to qualify for the break.The province declined to freeze 2016 assessments last year.

With thousands of homeowners set to lose the grant, local politicians took aim at a familiar foe, the provincial government and an imbalance between the Lower Mainland and the rest of B.C.

More specifically, council noted the school tax, which comes from property tax, has averaged six per cent annually in Metro Vancouver in the last five years, while the rest of the province the increase is zero.

“The whole thing is a big mess,” said Coun. Colleen Jordan. “It just needs a whole complete rework.The only way to accomplish that is draw a line in the sand at last year and take a look at the whole system in the coming months.”

Mayor Derek Corrigan went a step further arguing the province is “ripping off” property owners in regards to taxes against properties in the Lower Mainland, adding people have no control over the value.

He also suggested people don’t get the benefit of that value unless they leave and

move out.

“The people who are retired in our community who are 60, 70 years old aren’t moving out, they’re paying and they’re paying from fixed incomes,” Corrigan said, adding it’s easy to blame foreign buyers than address a complicated issue.

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal said the city needs to send a clear message to the government and put pressure for changes.

“This is going to be a lot of hardship on people,” he said of the number of people losing their grant.

Also this month, Metro Vancouver did something similar, calling on the province to make changes to the homeowner grant and tax allocation program “in order to provide a more fair and equitable system of property taxation in B.C.”

Fire department says it was not caused by faulty crosswalk device

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

It was a shocking start to the day for one Burnaby resident early Monday morning.

The man was walking across the intersection at 10th Avenue and Canada Way just after midnight when he stepped on a metal plate and was apparently electrocuted.

He fell down after getting a jolt but was able to get to a nearby gas station before help arrived.

Burnaby assistant fire chief Bryan Kirk said crews were called to the scene and found the plate was indeed energized.

The department originally called in B.C. Hydro, but it was determined the utility belonged to a private con-

In my 34 years I’ve never heard of that happening before. tractor.

The portion of the street was blocked off while the situation was figured out.

“In my 34 years I’ve never heard of that happening before; it’s pretty scary to think about that,” Kirk told the NOW. The man was assessed by emergency crews but despite the shock, he didn’t appear to have any injuries.

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Burnaby is not as high risk as other Lower Mainland areas Continued from page 1 includingVancouver, Surrey, Maple Ridge, Langley and Abbotsford.While the sites provide a safe place for people using drugs to be monitored in case of overdose, there isn’t one planned for Burnaby at this point.

Fraser Health’s chief medical health officer Victoria Lee explained the prevention sites are aimed at communities considered to be at high risk, which is defined by the number of overdose deaths per 100,000 people.

For example, the overdose death rate in Maple Ridge is 30 per 100,000 people, compared to 10 per 100,000 in Burnaby.

“The reason we have focused on the highest risk communities is because of the stark differences in not only the deaths in terms of numbers but the rate per 100,000, as well as increases that we’ve seen over the years,” Lee told the NOW.

We’re monitoring the situation in Burnaby very closely, and we’ll be following up with additional strategies if it’s necessary.

Health authority officials point out that regional strategies to deal with the crisis, including harm reduction services, are still being implemented in communities, including Burnaby.

In Burnaby, the primary community provider is the Lower Mainland Purpose Society, which runs the Stride with Purpose Mobile Health that provides service across the community.

Meanwhile, harm-reduction supplies are available at the New Westminster and Burnaby health units and youth clinics.

Lee said it is possible Burnaby could get a prevention site, if the health au-

thority sees more people affected or dying from overdoses.

“We’re monitoring the situation in Burnaby very closely, and we’ll be following up with additional strategies if it’s necessary,” she said.

A press release from the province noted more than $43 million in funding is supporting measures that bolster the provincewide response to the crisis.The release also said that in the past three years, health authorities have opened 300 new substance-use beds as part of a commitment to open 500 new beds in the province.

But Sue Hammell, the NDP’s spokesperson on mental health and addictions, said not enough is being done when it comes to getting people into treatment and out of the cycle of addiction.

“While we’re doing a lot around harm reduction, we’re not doing enough around treatment,” she said, while criticizing the province for not yet meeting the 500-bed commitment.

The NDP MLA argued treatment and prevention are just as important, and that a robust treatment and prevention system that warns people of the danger of recreational drug taking right now is needed.

Fraser Health officials noted the authority is on track to add 100 additional substance abuse treatment beds for the region in 2017.

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Fentanyl has caused spike in overdose deaths in B.C. The number of people dying from drug overdoses in B.C. is now at record levels, and the drug fentanyl is the main culprit.

Between January and November, there were 755 overdose deaths in the province, an increase of 70.4 per cent over the number of deaths occurring the same time period last year.

A total of 374 are suspected to involve fentanyl.

There have been 29 overdose deaths in Burnaby so far this year, compared to 16 in 2015.

Going back to 2007, the highest number of overdose deaths in the city was 13 in 2013.

Preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service for January through October 2016 suggests that the proportion of apparent illicit drug overdose deaths with fentanyl detected (alone or in combination with other drugs) increased to approximately

60 per cent in 2016. In 2012, the proportion of overdoses with fentanyl detected was four per cent.

In Burnaby there have been 14 fentanyl detected deaths, compared to six in 2015 and zero in 2014.

Provincewide, the largest number of deaths, 119, was in the age group of 30 to 39, followed by 103 deaths in the age range of 19 to 29.

Fraser Health Authority had the highest number (123) of illicit drug overdose deaths with fentanyl detected from January 2016 through October 2016, followed by Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (83) and Vancouver Island Health Authority (80).

In most cases, fentanyl, which is tasteless, colourless and can be 100 times more powerful than morphine, is dyed and mixed with or sold as heroin on the streets.

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City now Burnaby building boom not slowing down yet Jeremy Deutsch

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It’s construction, not resources like oil that keep B.C.’s economy moving.

That’s at least the argument from city politicians after a near record-year for the total construction value of projects for 2016.

With a month left in the year, the city has handed out $679 million worth of building permits, which isn’t too far off of the $728 million issued by this time last year.

Last year proved to be a record for the city, handing out $879 million in permits. Burnaby has consistently over the last few years topped the $600-million mark in construction activity, and it didn’t go unnoticed by the mayor and council.

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal suggested the role construction plays in B.C.’s economy is downplayed in favour of natural resource extraction.

He specifically compared Trans Mountain pipeline’s expansion to the amount of money spent on construction in the Metro Vancouver area, noting Burnaby represents about 10 per cent of all the construction value in the region.

“When you look at what’s happening in Burnaby and aggregate it with the rest of

I believe it’s like building two pipelines every year

the Metro region, I believe it’s like building two pipelines every year,” he said.

“Why is $6.5 billion every 50 years so important and we’re doing $10 billion a year in construction.”

Dhaliwal also argued the construction industry cre-

ates local jobs for people who live and work in the community.

Mayor Derek Corrigan agreed and piled on, suggesting there hasn’t been enough attention paid to the number of jobs generated from the construction activity in Metro Vancouver. He also added there is a constant argument that B.C. is a resource-based economy, especially reliant on oil and gas, which he said isn’t true.

“We’re generating a huge amount of the economy right here in the Lower Mainland by the construction activity and the business activity that’s generated, and yet people are quite prepared to endanger all of that… in order to deliver oil to customers on the other side of the ocean. I don’t get it,” he said.

And Corrigan isn’t particularly worried the province’s 15 per cent foreign buyers’ tax introduced in the summer will slow the pace of Continued on page 8

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

Setting a debt trap, or helping folks?

Economists and pundits have thoroughly panned Premier Christy Clark’s announcement last week that the provincial government is going to provide an interest-free (for five years) housing downpayment loan to first-time homebuyers in 2017.

Now, there are a lot of catches. It has to be a first home, you have to be a citizen, you can’t be flipping it or renting it out, and you

will have to repay it eventually. And, of course, the home has to come under $750,000.

So, it’s pretty much a downpayment for a condo in the Lower Mainland, or maybe, just maybe, a townhouse over the bridge.

Critics say this will merely leave younger home buyers in a big mess five years down the line. People will go into more debt than they can handle in

the hopes that the market keeps climbing at the rate it currently has.The CMHC just finished raising the amount required for down payments and tightened mortgage rules in an effort to keep people from going into more debt than they can afford. So Clark’s offer pretty much does the exact opposite.

But let’s face it. No matter that it’s a gamble, or that it will only get people

into condos in the Lower Mainland, many will leap at the chance.

And who can blame them? Frankly, no one else is doing anything for them in regards to housing.

Rental vacancies are at an all-time low, and getting a piece of the housing market under any conditions seems like an offer many young people will view as a huge gift.

Now, experts have

said that there’s probably about 700 condos under $750,000 in the Vancouver area for sale.That’s not very many if there’s a rush.

And recent sales for condos in Burnaby have been pretty darn good.

As for the politics of it, most new buyers – even if they see this as a crass political move by Clark – won’t care.

And as a crass political move, it’s a pretty smart

one. NDP leader John Horgan is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

If he says his government will repeal it, he looks like the Grinch. If he says it’s a good idea, he looks like a Liberal.

If it turns into a huge debt trap for people and a bubble bursts in the housing market, Clark will be in trouble. But that would be a long time after the May 2017 election.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Watch spending sprees continue

With the government’s financial books swimming with cash, it’s not surprising our political parties are racing to outdo each other when it comes to whopping spending plans.

The B.C. Liberals have just unveiled a $700-million (over three years) plan to help out first-time homebuyers with the down payment on their home.This follows an earlier $500 million to build new housing.

Not to be outdone, the NDP is promising a $10-aday universal child-care program. It won’t provide a price tag, but it’s easy to see how it will cost taxpayers at least $1 billion a year, and probably closer to $1.5 billion.The NDP also says it intends to get rid of Medical Services Plan premiums, which would cost the government treasury more than $2 billion in lost revenue.

The NDP has yet to explain just how, exactly, its ambitious spending plans would actually be paid for, insisting everyone will have to wait for its election platform-unveiling next year.

The two parties aren’t done yet, of course. Look for the ruling B.C. Liberals to open the government’s wallet come the next budget to boost assistance rates for those with disabilities, single parents and low-income earners.

One has to assume the NDP will match whatever increases are coming, and then go a bit further.

None of these spending sprees should come as a surprise.The government is sitting on a budget surplus of

at least $2 billion, and the forecast for the next few years calls for healthy surpluses every year.

Now, what about the merits of this kind of spending?

The B.C. Liberals’ plan to help people with their down payments to purchase a home have received negative reviews from some (though not all) economists, who fear it will simply lead to people accumulating more debt than they can afford.

The NDP’s housing critic David Eby first said an NDP government would scrap the program entirely, and then backed off a bit and said if his party wins the next election it simply will stop providing the down payments going forward.

Eby’s slight backdown may result from the fact that this particular plan by the B.C. Liberals is a potential political winner, especially among younger people and – this is a key point – their parents, who won’t have to tap into their savings to provide Junior with his or her down payment. It’s a populist ploy straight out of former B.C. premierW.A.C. Bennett’s handbook. He created the first such mortgage assistance program back in the 1960s. It was popular then and it will be popular now.

The NDP may also have a winner with its daycare pledge. A lot of voters will be positively affected by it, and it could be a nice election issue for the party.

In any event, the spending sprees aren’t over yet.

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

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Cumberland Park area residents were “elated” city council voted to keep their small greenspace.The Burnaby parks and recreation commission had recommended the park be rezoned to allow for the development of two single-family homes on the land, which had originally been owned by EllenYates and obtained by the municipality through a tax default in 1920. Mayor Bill Lewarne supported keeping the park but joked about its small size.

“Even I could jog around this park,” he said.

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Dear Editor Re: Trending comments, Dec. 16.

How does BB49 figure that proportional representation will result in larger numbers of MPs? Canada has 335 members of Parliament, and those 335 seats would be divided amongst the political parties, based on the percentage of votes each party garnered.

As far as I’m concerned we have at least 180 too many Members of Parliament, especially considering Canada’s rather small population size, in comparison with our southern neighbours, and our numbers of politicians rivalling the numbers in the United States. If a country the size of the U.S. can have equal numbers of politicians from each state, regardless of size or population, it baffles me why Canada needs to be so over-governed.

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Just another winter’s day in Burnaby Dear Editor Due to higher property and other taxes and with special gratitude to Derek Corrigan, Christy Clark and Justin Trudeau, I have the privilege to enjoy a beautiful winter day buried in the snow, happy that we went to the food store yesterday.

Overwhelming and unexpected snowfall of 30 centimetres completely paralyzed the village of two million people. Relying on accurate predictive power of climate models, accompanied with 21st century super computer technology, satellites, ground weather stations and scientific expertise of Environment Canada, people in Weather Channel, CBC, CTV, we can, with great conviction and belief, exercise chanting ritual that would bring warmth in our hearts, homes and on our streets.

That kind of spiritual uplifting doesn’t have a price, especially during the holiday season and regardless to the loss of tens of millions of dollars across beautiful British Columbia.

That loss will be covered by enormous tax revenue brought by this building industry of ours, that improves our living standard, access to more schools, hospitals, community centres, parks, cultural events and venues, more fun …

What is this fuss about Trump?

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Heights bus changes hurt aging residents Dear Editor Well, I see that Transit will be the Grinch who steals Christmas.

They have signs up along Hastings (at Holdom, for example) that the 135 bus into town will be discontinued on Dec 19.

A new bus 95 will zoom by most Hastings street stops. So much for Christmas shopping then. You can’t get there from here.

Aging (see Census data) population means that they can’t easily walk to the 95 express stops. Bah, humbug.

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MikeB The majority of homeless people suffer from severe and disabling mental illnesses and should be institutionalized and nurtured back to a better life, not just given access to a homeless shelter. Corrigan is right in saying cities and municipalities are not equipped or funded to do a proper job with the problem, but he needs to be honest and admit it was his NDP who deinstitutionalized these folks in the first place dumping them onto the communities.

NewCity We have a shelter near our complex in New Westminster - if you enjoy listening to ambulances and police everyday you should support these shelters. The taxpayers finance these and the inhabitants show their gratitude by bringing their crime. I’ve already been credited with two arrests arrests last summer - both residence of the shelter. If you support these shelters then you don’t become a nimby when they build it next to a daycare or your house.

King Julien XIII NewCity These are all (ugly) consequences, not causes.

Let us try to deal with the root of these problems in parallel. It can be done. It was done properly elsewhere. We just have to learn/educate, implement and refine. Please continue your research.

Thanks for engaging.

City will appeal pipeline decision Jack Burns There might be better alternatives to installing even more oil tanks on the slopes of a mountain that will be shaken by the big one rather sooner than later, and to routing mega tanker ships deep into an inlet, but when it comes to Mayor Corrigan’s main argument of “failure of the process,” I must say it was by light years better than what he himself tries to ram down the throats of his own Citizens in the form of the Metrotown Plan as we speak. No meaningful controlling mechanism for a multi-billion $$$ project; no analysis of possible alternatives; no independent review committee; no way to find out how special interests/ developers/housing speculators have influenced the City’s yea-sayer teams; no social impact analysis on local populations in the thousands; 1800 community comments abstracted into literally 10 one-liner statements, and that in a way to allow them to respond favorably with their own Plan; no more public town hall meetings in Phase II; deceptive argumentation why the Mall should be demolished, too, all around .... If THAT process of Mayor Corrigan has a chance to succeed, Kinder Morgan’s process will pass the courts with flying colors.

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City now Building boom in Burnaby Continued from page 5 construction down.

“I have my doubts that it’s having much impact. I think it initially may have cooled some purchasers… but the desirability of the Vancouver area is such that I don’t know that’s going to dissuade people, and certainly there’s enough market that’s not foreign buyers,” he said.

So far this year, the city has handed out 1,671 permits. Nearly a quarter of the overall number ($169 million) came in the month of November alone.

In all, $192 million, or 28 per cent, of the permits so far in 2016 went toward single-family construction, with another $308 million going toward multi-family construction.

The record for building permit values was $792 million, set in 2008.

In 2014, the city handed out $698 million in building permits, while in 2013, 2012 and 2011 issuing $674 million, $514 million and $615 million in permits, respectively.

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Two web developers from Burnaby have helped create the first-ever web app that shows the voting records of B.C. MLAs. Taylor Singleton-Fookes andYutaka Takahashi are part of Imagine X, a grassroots political movement in B.C. that advocates for a government that is more “collaborative than adversarial; citizen-centric rather than interest-focused.” Its members are not affiliated with any of the parties and

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Imagine the day when you’ll be able to pick up a bottle of wine from your local Superstore.

This idea has become a reality for folks living south of the Fraser River.The South Surrey Real Canadi-

an Superstore began selling B.C. wines on Nov. 15, a move that was applauded by company management.

“British Columbians come to our stores looking for outstanding flavours and meal inspiration,” said Greg Ramier, senior vice-president of Loblaw Companies Ltd., in a press release. “To-

day we offer them increased convenience and choice with a wide selection of B.C. wine on our shelves.”

But don’t expect to see wines stocked on the shelves of the Metrotown Superstore just yet.

Loblaw has plans to start selling wine in six more stores in the com-

How whipped is your MLA? Continued from page 9 just doing what the party says.”

Singleton-Fookes pointed to Sean Holman’s documentary, Whipped: the secret world of party discipline, which shows MLAs can face severe internal and external consequences for voting against their stripes.

The web developer said the policies put forward by the government are “really short term” and they tend to target a specific interest or address an issue that polls well. He gave the example of the 15 per cent foreign buyers’ real estate tax, introduced by the B.C.

Liberals earlier this year.

“That isn’t going to solve the structural problem in the Lower Mainland, but it gives it the appearance of addressing the issue and it will probably sway a lot of people to vote for the Liberals,” said the 28-year-old.

Singleton-Fookes noted Imagine X is working on getting more “high-profile” independents like Vicki Huntington elected next spring when British Columbians go to the polls.

Huntington has served two terms as an independent MLA for Delta South and was the first independent elected to the B.C. legisla-

ture in over 60 years.

Singleton-Fookes couldn’t divulge any names but did say more information will be forthcoming.

“I think it is possible, or I’d like to think so, that more independents could get elected and strong, independent candidates could kind of change the narrative,” he said. “We feel if there were more people in the legislature actually engaging in the policy and contributing rather than just voting on the party lines, we would get better outcomes as society.”

To view the web app, visit www.imagine-x.ca/votes.

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Wine in grocery stores is one part of the provincial government’s overhaul of B.C. liquor laws, which began with a policy review back in 2013.

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Lighting up the night for a good cause Tereza Verenca

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You could call him the Clark Griswold of Burnaby.

Joel DuPlessis has been wowing passersby with his Christmas light display for more than three decades, and this year is no exception.

The DuPlessis family home will be lit between 4:30 and 11:30 p.m. every day until Jan. 8., and everyone is welcome to come check it out.

New to the display are two drumming soldiers, a five-foot-tall flamingo, Rudolph, two peacocks and Snoopy on a sleigh. Making its return is the 23-foot tree, a 14-foot Santa peeking over the roof, snowmen, polar bears and so much more. In total, there are upwards of 40,000 lights.

“I stopped counting,” DuPlessis said jokingly, during an interview with NOW. The passion project started when DuPlessis was just 16 years old. He had read a Christmas display book and decided it was something he wanted to do.

“I built a sleigh and reindeer in my basement for my family home,” he recalled.

“It went on. Eventually, it didn’t quite work anymore, so I modified and kept adding to the house, and then when we moved to Burnaby, it was with my wife and daughters. It was more just to really push the spirit of Christmas.”

DuPlessis, an electrical technologist with B.C. Hydro, said setting up the display takes between two and three weeks. It requires him to take time off work and put in 12 to 16-hour days. But this season was a little trickier than others because he was out of town.

“I had three really good friends that came by, and basically in two days, we got a ton of things out of my shed and from under my deck. … Then we got it all plugged in,” he said, adding the lights are all controlled through a computer on more than 100 channels.

Asked what the family’s hydro bill is during the month of December, DuPlessis said “it’s probably up there.” (The home is on a 12-equal payment plan.)

DuPlessis noted he’s had a host of visitors over the years, both young and old.

Pushing the spirit of Christmas: The DuPlessis family home at 8222 Burnlake Dr. in Burnaby has been a popular attraction since 2000. Besides the extravagant light display, which takes weeks to put together, the family also collects donations for B.C. Children’s Hospital. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

One time, his elementary school teacher stopped by.

“That was kind of cool,” he said. “I’ve had full tour buses, church groups. It’s people like that.”

The holiday display is also a fundraiser for B.C. Children’s Hospital.The family has been collecting donations – via a donation bin out front – since moving into their Burnaby home in 2000. Last year, they raised more than $1,200.

“They helped us with our kids when they were young, and they also helped my nephew. I felt it was a worthwhile cause to give back, and Christmas is about kids, too,” said DuPlessis, adding donations over $20 are eligible for a tax receipt.

A self-proclaimed perfectionist, DuPlessis said the light display is his art and something he takes great pride in.

“When it’s done, it’s my presentation. It’s my art piece for the year.”

The house is located at 8222 Burnlake Dr.

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SEASON’S GREETINGS Add raspberry to white chocolate White chocolate gets chopped, melted and drizzled for this holiday treat Looking for a crowdpleasing alternative to the traditional Christmas offerings?

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Fruity flavours: White chocolate and raspberry? Yes, please! Combining these two flavours into one great cookie is bound to be a crowd pleaser. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

Bake 375 F for seven to nine minutes, until lightly brown around the edges Cool cookies.

Heat 1/2 cup raspberry jam until melted. Spoon 1 tsp onto each cooled cookie Melt last 4 oz chopped white chocolate and drizzle

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Christmas Trees

Natural Christmas Trees:

• Before buying a tree test for freshness by tapping the base of the tree on the ground or pulling lightly on a limb. If many needles fall off or needles can be easily pulled off, the tree is too dry.

• Keep your tree as fresh as possible by placing the stump of the tree in a bucket of water outdoors until you are ready to decorate.

Before setting up the tree inside the house, trim two inches off the stem diagonally so it can absorb water. Mount the tree securely in a large, wide-based reservoir stand and add water each day to ensure the tree is well watered.

• Choose a suitable location for your tree, ensuring that it is well away from heating sources and clear of all exits.

• Christmas trees start about 250 fires annually according to the National Fire Protection Association.

• For safety’s sake stand your tree away from fireplaces, radiators and heaters. Make sure the tree does not block hallways or doorways.

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• Teach your children that matches and lighters are tools, not toys and store where children can’t reach them.

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The holiday season has always been one of my favourite times of the year. When hearing Christmas songs, I can’t help but think about big turkey dinners, nicely decorated trees, and the relaxing moments away from our busy work schedule. It’s a time for celebrating family and friendship, and giving thanks for the things we hold dear.

It’s also a time to remember those who aren’t as fortunate, and to lend a helping hand if we can. There are many ways you can help spread holiday cheer to those in need, from donating warm clothing and food to a local charity, to volunteering at community outreach events.

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Christmas flavours: There are many variations on shortbread that you can make for Christmas. Below, reader Kathy Clark shares the recipe that she’s been using since it was passed on to her by her sister-in-law about 50 years ago. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

Shortbread recipe in the family for 50 years Love shortbread? Then you’ll want to try out this recipe from reader Kathy Clark, who’s been making it for decades.

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Spiced sugar, chopped ginger add zest to recipe What would Christmas be without a ginger cookie?

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Chewy Ginger Cookies 3/4 cup oil 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup molasses 2 1/4 cup flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cloves 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 cup finely chopped candied ginger Spiced sugar (mix together 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. each of ginger, nutmeg and allspice) for rolling.

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The holiday season is a very special time of the year that is celebrated with favourite food and drinks alike. Family and friends come together to eat, drink, and commemorate the precious relationships that they hold with each other.

Throughout the years there have been many beverages and appetizers made to help capture the essence of the season and these gatherings.

Eggnog is probably the first seasonal beverage that comes to mind.

Eggnog is a drink that seems to have originated in Britain from a drink called a posset.This was a mixture of eggs, milk, and ale, sherry, or brandy. Posset was served in small, carved, wooden mugs called “noggins,” and thus the name “eggnog” was created. In North America the recipe was altered with rum as the replacement for the ale, sherry or brandy.

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Food and beverages are a great social aspect of bringing people together and even more wonderful when you have made them from scratch.

Always remember that seasonal beverages do not have to contain alcohol to be enjoyable. A heated cranberry or grape juice, for example, with the warming spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and star anise can be made to replace mulled wine.

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For info, contact Doris at dorisfriend39@gmail.com, or 604-544-3525 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Website: www. burnabynewwestminster newcomers.com.

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

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Quinn Classic ramps up Burnaby Minor Hockey tourney draws 36 teams for holiday competition Dan Olson

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From around North America, the tests for the elite peewee and bantam hockey players involve a route that would impress the likes of Simon Fraser and Lewis and Clark.

In its second year under the Pat Quinn Classic banner, the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association’s major tournament continues to draw an impressive class of contestants, eager to put their skills under a magnifying glass.

The tourney, which runs Dec. 27 to 30, attracts the top 11 to 12 (peewee) and 13 to 14 (bantam) players in a forum that suits scouts from junior, college and pro organizations.

“This is a great opportunity for future hockey stars to show their skills,” remarked honorary tournament chair Cliff Ronning, who in his younger days dazzled in the tournament’s earlier incarnation. “And this tournament honours Pat Quinn’s countless contributions to the game.”

Teams from as far away as Alaska, Colorado, Los Angeles and Arizona will continue to push the American product and look to defend a recent trend -with last year’s tourney title going to the Chicago Mission.

Five of the top 10 bantam teams in Western Canada will lead the home charge in the bantam AAA elite division.

Lethbridge, Edmonton and the Rocky Mountain association will put their skills to the test, against the likes of the Burnaby Winter Club, Prince George, Arizona, L.A. Kings and hockey academies from the Okanagan, Delta,Yale and Shawnigan Lake.

In the bantam AAA division, Burnaby Minor, the Burnaby Winter Club and programs from Colorado, San Jose, Seattle, Kelowna and Nanaimo are among the mix.

In the peewee AAA elite division, the ranks include Alaska, San Jose, Burnaby Minor, BWC, Cloverdale, Kelowna, North Shore and Victoria Racquet Club.

Action will take place at the Bill Copeland Arena, Burnaby Lake Arena, Kensington Arena, the Burnaby Winter Club and Planet Ice Coquitlam.

For more information, visit www.patquinnclassic.com.

Lay-away plan: Burnaby South Rebels’ Vince Sunga, centre, goes for two points while a Sentinel defender sticks close during opening round action of the Rod Thomson Invitational basketball tournament in Burnaby. The Rebels took it right down to the last second of the senior boys final before getting edged by Kitsilano. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Buzzer-beater puts chill to Rebels run Dan Olson

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If you couldn’t get a seat for Rogue One last Friday, then the Burnaby South gymnasium was a good substitute.

The Rod Thomson Invitational final went down to the last second in a buzzer-beater when the Kitsilano Blue Demons fended off a furious Burnaby South Rebels rally, eking out a 92-90 victory on MVP Luka Lizdek’s quick toss.

It came a mere six seconds after the Rebels’ C.J. Campbell drained a dramatic three-pointer from the left corner to pull the two teams even – after Burnaby stared at a 10-point deficit with just over five minutes to play.

The mercurial swing, where the Rebels erased a two-point deficit

after one quarter to lead 35-26 before a push by the Demons made it a three-point game at the half, pulled more than a few people from their seats.

Rebels coach Randy Edwards said the defeat was a reminder of what work remains ahead as the squad looks to forge a provincial AAAA championship tournament run in the coming months.

“The kids showed a lot of heart and tried to come back when we were down five or six.We showed some resilience and showed some grit, but we check out some times for a couple of plays,” noted Edwards, who works the bench with Mike Bell. “Those times against good teams always hurt because they are a quality team, there’s a reason why they are in the final with you.We just have to find

a way to stay engaged the whole time, and I think that’s more of our Achilles than anything.”

The fourth quarter was the complete rollercoaster, as the hosts held a tenuous 62-59 advantage with 10 minutes to play, but quickly found themselves in a 7364 divot after the Demons’ Lizdek cashed in seven straight points.

But Burnaby countered, beginning with Campbell’s trey with 5:07 remaining, that saw the Grade 12 guard put up 10 of the team’s next 12 points and draw it within six points.Vicente Balitaan threaded four points from the foul line to make it a two-point game, and Hadie Honardoust drained a dramatic three-point shot with 58 seconds on the clock to give the Rebels an 87-86 lead.

Lizdek restored Kits’ advantage

from the stripe, and after regaining the ball on a turnover,Tyrone Asenogu cashed in a slick layup to make it 90-87 for the Demons with less than 10 seconds to play.

There was still gas in both teams’ tanks for the last gasp, ending with Lizdek’s MVP award on a 32-point night.

“I didn’t script it but I’ll take it.

It was a rollercoaster,” noted Kitsilano coach Sylvester Noel. “I’ve lost games on buzzer beaters before, and won games on buzzer beaters.You have to stay focused.”

From Burnaby’s vantage point, the deflating last second play may have dampened the whole week but it should only fuel a tougher resolve, the coach remarked.

“We had a couple of moral victories, I guess, and some resiliency Continued on page 25

Clan take holiday break on heels of balanced win

The SFU Clan women’s basketball team enters the holiday break on a high note, delivering one of their more complete performances of the season in a 76-56 win over the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Monday on Burnaby Mountain.

It was the seniors who paved the way for the Clan, as forward Meg Wilson led the home side with 19 points and five boards, while fourthyear guard Ellen Kett counted 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Fellow guard Elisa Homer also contributed 13 points, including a 3-of-5 run from three-point range.

“I thought everyone did something positive

tonight – it was a really solid all-around performance,” assessed SFU head coach Bruce Langford. “We shot the ball from deep much better than we have of late, and I thought we did well to slow them down on defense for the most part.”

Behind Homer, Kett, and rookie guard Taylor Drynan, the Clan hit a season-high 42.8 per cent (9-of-21) from behind the arc. Combined with some solid defending in the first half that held the Sharks to just 10-of-24 shooting, the Clan jumped out to a 40-29 lead at the break.

Up 47-36 six minutes into the third quar-

ter, the home team closed out the frame on a 15-8 run to open up a commanding 17-point lead over the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -based rival heading into the final stanza.

The Clan essentially sealed the win with a 5-0 burst to open the fourth quarter, with Wilson and Tayla Jackson, who finished with seven points, creating havoc in the paint and converting on the ensuing free throws.

Langford now has the task of keeping the momentum going until the 10-2 Clan return to action on Thursday, Dec. 29, when they face the Western Oregon Wolves at SFU.

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Canada Soccer’s Canadian under-17 Players of the Year awards were presented last week to Alphonso Davies and Deanna Rose.

The two were prominent in their performance the past 12 months with the national youth program.

Davies, who was a member of the Whitecap Residency program up to this past summer, became the youngest player in Canada Soccer’s Canadian championship, helping Whitecaps FC reach the national final.

He joined the Residency program, where most of the players attend Burnaby Central secondary, as a 14 year old. In the past summer, Davies debuted with

the USL’s Whitecaps 2 prior to his 16th birthday. He also played three matches for Canada, including a pair of back-to-back wins against Jamaica where he scored once and set up another with the men’s u17 team.

“Alphonso Davies fully deserves the award,” said Tony Fonseca, Canada Soccer’s technical director. “At such a young age, he has already made an impact at Whitecaps FC and there is plenty of optimism about his future as he matures. His skills, work ethic and humbleness are remarkable.”

Rose, from Ontario, was a member of three national teams, playing for Canada at the u17, u20 and nation-

al level.

She was the youngest member of the Olympic bronze medal-winning team in Rio, scoring once and setting up another in a victory over host Brazil.

“This award caps off a fantastic 2016 for the youngest goal scorer in Olympic history,” said John Herdman, the women’s national team head coach.

“Her international journey has only just begun and I am certain that she will be delivering many more great memories for Canadians in the years to come.”

Rose finished first in the voting of Canada Soccer coaches, just ahead of Burnaby native Emma Regan.

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Continued from page 24 was shown, definitely in this game, but we have already beaten (Kitsilano),” said Edwards. “We’re not showing our true potential and that’s why I coach, I like to see guys reach their full potential. ...We’re not quite there yet.”

Burnaby South got 19 points, nine assists and six steals from Campbell in the team’s 89-85 comeback to beat No. 4-ranked Lord

Tweedsmuir in the semifinal.The Rebels trailed by 10 at the half, but were sparked when sixth-man Noah Pastrana hit for three to tie it 71-71 in the final quarter.

The Burnaby Mountain Lions went 1-2 in the tournament, recording their lone win on the final day with a 43-37 win over Sentinel. Richard Echegaray was named the Player of the Game, posting seven points, 13 rebounds and two steals.

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That’s why police will continue to be out in full force at CounterAttack roadchecks across the province during the holidays.

Tis the season for some good cheer but make sure you plan ahead for a safe ride home if your celebrations involve alcohol.

Here are a few tips from ICBC to help make sure everyone gets home safely this holiday season: • Plan a safe ride home before you head out.

Choose a designated driver before going out or set money aside for transit or a taxi. Operation Red Nose is also available in many communities to help get you and your car home safely.

• Share the responsibility to help your friends and family get home safely – ask yourself if it’s your turn to be the designated driver.

• Never get in a car with an impaired driver; ask to get out of the car if necessary. Take a stand and don’t let your loved ones get behind the wheel impaired.

• Cycling or walking home while impaired is unsafe.

Impaired pedestrians and cyclists are a danger to themselves and other road users.

• If you’re hosting a party, reward the designated drivers with some fun and easy-to-make mocktails.

And make sure your guests have alternatives to get home safely or if necessary, let them stay overnight.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

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One volunteer will drive your vehicle, a second volunteer will navigate, and a third volunteer will follow in an escort vehicle to pick up the two volunteers once they drop you off.

Donations to Operation Red Nose are gratefully accepted and help fund local youth sports and other not-for-profit organizations.

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As a little girl, Katie moved with her family to North Bend, BC where she attended school. After high school, she moved to Vancouver to train as a comptometer operator, her first job working for Marshall−Wells Limited. In 1953, she married Kazimierz (Mike). Mike and Katie lived in Burnaby before moving to New Westminster in 1960. Katie later worked for Federated Co−operatives Limited, retiring in 1981.

In retirement, Katie and Mike enjoyed fishing trips, 5 pin bowling, card nights and the occasional trip to the States. They hosted many dinners and get− togethers, always glad to have family and friends at the table.

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Katie was predeceased by her husband, Mike in 1988, her two older brothers, Mike Bachuk and Bill Bachuk and her twin sister, Anne Munro Scott.

Katie will always be loved and remembered by her daughter and son−in−law, Gladys and Bill Baxter, many nieces and nephews, and by all those in her extended circle of family and friends.

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