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he businesses listed in this special section have been selected as the best in their specific category by the readers of the Burnaby NOW. We published ballots earlier this year and offered a $1,000 shopping spree as an incentive for residents to cast their vote for their favourites in over 100 different categories in dining, entertainment, retail and services. The shopping spree was provided by Metropolis at Metrotown.

Well it worked! We counted thousands of official ballots in print and online, and tabulated winners for all categories.

While this wasn’t a scientific survey, the level of participation does lend credibility to the outcome. Most market research is based on the responses of

a much smaller segment of the population.

The 2016 Best of Burnaby winners are most deserving of our recognition as simply the “Best in Burnaby.”

But don’t take our word for it. Why not visit each of the businesses listed in this special feature and decide for yourself. Then, next year you’ll be more qualified to cast your votes in our 20th Annual Best of Burnaby Awards!

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The parade is always a highlight of the Hats Off Day Festival.The annual festival in the Heights has once again won readers’ votes as the favourite Burnaby festival.

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The festival is held on the first Saturday of June each year and is described as a “huge, one-day extravaganza featuring a colourful main street style parade with real local flavour, followed by a big street party.”

The festival shuts down Hastings Street between Boundary Road and Gamma Avenue, and everyone in the area – merchants, community groups, neighbours and VIPs – turns out to enjoy a day of celebrating the community.

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kick off with the fourth annual Family Fun Dash, where families lace up their shoes and dash down a three-block stretch of Hastings (from Madison to MacDonald) for a good cause. Everyone who takes part gets an official Family Fun Dash ribbon and a swag bag full of goodies.

And, of course, a highlight of the day will be the parade, which kicks off at 10 a.m. and features creative floats and entries from businesses, schools, places of worship, non-profits and cultural groups.

For more information about the festival and ways to get involved - as a volunteer, entertainer or food vendor - visit www.hatsoffday.com or call 604-294-8899 or 604-294-9060.

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The restaurant has once again won readers’ votes for Best Patio.

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Cactus Club snags honours for patio lovers in Burnaby The sun is shining, the mercury is rising, and Cactus Club is getting ready to welcome patrons back for patio season – with an award to its name.

Cactus Club has once again won Readers’ Choice honours for Best Patio in Burnaby.

“We’re obviously very, very, very flattered and excited,” says Christy Murphy, director of communications for Cactus Club. “It’s something we really incorporate into our whole design.”

Murphy says the chain focuses on a philosophy of “indoor-outdoor living” and ensures that patios are as much a part of the ambience as the indoor restaurants are.

Fire pits and water features are a big part of their patio design to add to the charm of the outdoor spaces.

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And now it’s getting set to launch its 98 Days of Summer menu, with two new summer drinks and new menu items all ready to launch in the next few days.

In the meantime, for the record, Murphy has two favourites she likes to enjoy on the patio: a glass of Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc and a ceviche.

Cactus Club has three Burnaby locations: Market Crossing (7320 Market Crossing); Kingsway (4653 Kingsway) and North Burnaby (4219B Lougheed Hwy.) Check out www.cactusclubcafe.com for all the details.

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Blues & Roots takes the prize Mother Nature likes to toss grey skies into the mix occasionally, but even she can’t stop the fun when the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival hits Deer Lake Park.

The Blues + Roots Festival earned readers’ votes for Outdoor Concert of the Year.

The vote will come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever enjoyed one of the 16 annual festivals that have drawn thousands of folks to Burnaby for the August event.

Last year, a lineup headlined by Canadian rockers The Sheepdogs and Lee Fields and the Expressions drew a huge crowd, with folks of all ages and backgrounds turning out to enjoy the day of music on three stages.

That’s one of the beauties of the festival, since it gives local, up-and-coming acts a chance to strut their stuff in front of the same crowd of music-lovers that turns out to take in unstoppable performances by

nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

The vibe is always mellow and good-natured, as folks sprawl on the festival lawn to take in the music. Food and drink vendors are always on hand, as are artisans and craft vendors, and kids even have their own special activity area – the make-your-ownguitar craft is a perennial hit.

All told, it’s just a gem of a day that offers something for everyone – whatever your taste in music, whatever your age, whatever your background, there’s a spot for you at the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival.

The 2016 version is set to return on Saturday, Aug. 6. To stay on top of the latest news, find the festival on Facebook, www. facebook.com/BurnabyBlues, or Twitter @BurnabyBlues. Or check back to www. burnabybluesfestival.com for updates on the 2016 festival.

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Deer Lake Park is a popular spot for dog walking – so it’s no surprise it won Burnaby NOW readers’ votes again as Best Place to Walk Your dog.

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It’s a dog’s life at Deer Lake Park Ask any Burnaby resident to name a favourite green space in the city, and chances are the words “Deer Lake” will come up time and time again.

It will come as no surprise to anyone who enjoys this natural gem in the heart of the city that the lake remains popular with Burnaby NOW readers. Once again, Deer Lake has earned a nod as Best Place To Walk Your Dog. And why wouldn’t it? The network of trails that circles the lake and its park space offers gentle terrain for strolling along both developed and undeveloped pathways and boardwalk. Check out the city’s website at www.burnaby.ca for a recommended 5.7-kilometre route around the lake and surrounding meadow.

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The lake is at the heart of the city’s cultural precinct, with the architecturally inspiring Shadbolt Centre for the Arts right on its shores, and the Burnaby Art Gallery, Deer Lake Gallery and Burnaby Village Museum within easy reach.

The natural beauty of the area is unbeatable, what with the green lawns and the beautiful views over the lake and the city beyond. And the park has plenty to offer for a spring or summer day out, with a playground, beach, picnic sites and a boat launch to get you in touch with nature.

All of this without ever leaving the city – and with abundant parking and transit options to boot.

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Once there, you’re on top of the world – or at least on top of the city. Which is why it’s no surprise that Burnaby Mountain won readers’ votes as Best View in the city.

Trek up the mountain and you’ll quickly see why. Standing on the grassy lawn next to the rose gardens and Horizons restaurant, you have views in all directions – over the city of Burnaby, across to downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park, over Burrard Inlet.

For the highest view of all, you can even scramble to the top of the new climbing structure in the small playground and look as far as the human eye can see.

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And, for the outdoorsy types, the extensive woodlands surrounding the 370-metre mountain that make up the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area also offer a wonderful piece of wilderness in the city.

First logged more than a century ago, Burnaby Mountain became a popular hiking area in the 1920s. The city dedicated the area for park and recreation use in 1957, and Simon Fraser University donated 820 acres of its land to the conservation area in 1995, making it a true wilderness environment with some wildlife remaining such as deer, coyotes, and even a few black bears.

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He consistently tops the polls in Burnaby city council elections – and he keeps doing the same in our Burnaby NOW Readers’ Choice Awards. Mayor Derek Corrigan has once again emerged victorious as Best Politician.

sues, from the mayors’ council’s transportation plan to homelessness to new developments around the city’s town centres. His profile rose even higher after the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion plans became big news in Burnaby and across the nation.

The win will come as no surprise to anyone who follows Burnaby politics, since Corrigan has been leading the Burnaby Citizens’ Association to victory after repeated victory at Burnaby City Hall. (For those keeping score, the BCA is now at three straight sweeps of city council and school board, and Corrigan himself earned nearly 69 per cent of the popular vote last time the city went to the polls.)

And, of course, politics is in the family for Corrigan, one-half of the power couple that includes his wife, Kathy Corrigan, the New Democrat MLA for Burnaby-Deer Lake.

Corrigan has been serving the citizens of Burnaby in an elected position since first joining city council in 1987.

Whether you know Corrigan personally or not, odds are high that you’ve heard his name and his voice. He consistently makes headlines for his stances on controversial is-

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After winning a scholarship to UBC, he was granted early admission to law school after three years of undergraduate study in political science and philosophy. He was called to the B.C. Bar in 1978.

Whatever task he’s undertaking, Corrigan continues to be regarded as one of the most outspoken and tough-talking civic leaders in the region – and he’s showing no signs of fading into the background any time soon.

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Heights Merchants earn community service honour Isabel Kolic can’t help but be slightly overwhelmed by the fact that the Heights Merchants Association has been honoured as NOW readers’ favourite Community Service Organization.

“Aw, that’s so awesome,” she said. “Given that there’s dozens of excellent and very, very different community service organizations in the city … it’s quite something to have the public think of us.”

Kolic, who’s the group’s executive director, said the association works hard to provide advocacy on issues that matter to the people who live, work and shop in the Heights community.

Over the past year, for instance, the group stepped up to the plate when residents and businesses had concerns about a reduction in bus service on Hastings Street.

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“Whenever something like that comes up in the community, because we are a voice for the community, we always raise our concerns,” she said.

Not to mention, she noted, the Heights Merchants Association is also responsible for the perennially popular Hats Off Day festival (which, coincidentally, has repeatedly won Burnaby NOW readers’ votes as the Best Annual Burnaby Festival).

Kolic said she’s humbled to receive the honour from NOW readers given the large network of worthy organizations working hard for a range of causes in Burnaby.

For more about the group and all its endeavours, check out www.burnabyheights. com or stop by its office at 4019 Hastings St.

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Some folks from Burnaby may still remember him as a kid from Seaforth Elementary or Cariboo Hill Secondary – a kid who dreamed about hockey and happened to love to sing.

Now, millions of people around the world know his name and own his music – and once again, Michael Bublé makes his way onto the winners’ list for Burnaby NOW readers.

The superstar crooner has once again taken the honours as Best Burnaby Celebrity.

It’s been a big year for the megastar recording artist with the smooth, soulful voice. He and his wife, Luisana Lopilato. welcomed their second child just this past January – baby Elias, a younger brother to Noah.

Bublé was also named to the Canadian Walk of Fame at the end of 2015 – and, in an acceptance speech, the Burnaby boy paid tribute to the family that has stood by

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“There were many nights where the audience was literally just my parents, my sisters and grandparents,” he said in the speech.

“They would never give up on me, and I could never give up on myself.”

The international superstar also paid tribute to his homeland as the “land of kindness and empathy.”

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He got his big break in 2000, when he sang at the wedding of former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s daughter – and came to the attention of award-winning producer David Foster.

A slew of Grammy and Juno Awards and a host of chart-topping albums later, it seems this Burnaby boy is just going to keep on making his hometown proud.

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From left: Daniela Santalucia, account manager; Wendy Kao, financial services coordinator; Susan Dipalma, account manager; Josie Romeo, community branch manager; Norman Mah, senior financial services representative; and Vittoria Franze at the Vancity Heights branch.

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2016

Lisa King, Burnaby NOW

SUSTAINABLE

Vancity builds a sustainable community The “bottom line” means more than just money for Vancity. It means a threepronged approach that looks at the financial, social and environmental impacts of everything it does.

“We’ve always had a triple bottom line approach,” says Jeremy Trigg, Vancity’s director of facility and environmental management, who’s been working with the credit union for more than 30 years.

It’s no surprise that Burnaby NOW readers once again voted Vancity (in particular its Burnaby Heights branch) the Best Sustainable Business, seeing that “sustainability” is a focus that reaches across the company, from its buildings to its day-to-day operations.

On the facility front, the company does its best to produce environmentally friendly buildings. Both its Heights and Kingsway branches have achieved the Gold LEED standard, and a recent heat recovery proj-

ect at its head office saw it reduce greenhouse gases by 25 per cent in the first year.

On an operations level, 95 per cent of its branches are now zero-waste facilities.

Beyond the buildings, Trigg notes, the company also tries to lead the way by educating both members and other businesses and corporations on how to build a more sustainable future. Local branches offer many information sessions for members on a wide range of sustainability topics.

And, holistically speaking, the company’s very philosophy is based on “sustainability” – in the sense of building a community that can continue on. Because it’s a local credit union, it means that all local deposits are used to help lend money locally and boost small businesses who want to grow. Those businesses, in turn, can help individuals to build a thriving community.

Check out www.vancity.com for more on the company and to find a branch.

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Lisa King, Burnaby NOW

SUSTAINABILITY

Hemlock forges a sustainable future A decade ago, “sustainability” wasn’t the buzzword on everyone’s lips that it is today.

But in the printing industry, companies were already beginning to take the issue of environmental responsibility very seriously - and no company more so than Burnaby’s own Hemlock Printers.

Hemlock has shared honours as Best Sustainable Business in this year’s Burnaby NOW Readers’ Choice Awards – and with good reason.

The company has been pushing for environmentally sustainable operations for more than a decade.

President Richard Kouwenhoven (son of company founder Dick Kouwenhoven) notes the company’s environmental push was really sparked by its move towards certification by the Forest Stewardship Council, which promotes responsible forest management practices in business.

The company wanted to do its best to make sustainability part of its day-to-day operations, and it struck a sustainability committee in 2004 to explore ways of doing just that. The committee has come up with a wide range of ideas to reduce waste and to incorporate technology that will reduce its environmental impact. It even had an intern dedicated to just that job – a person who ended up working for the company for five years.

Hemlock introduced “Zero,” a carbon-neutral printing program that allows individual customers to offset the carbon footprint of their particular print job by investing in recognized renewable and clean-tech projects.

Along the way, Kouwenhoven noted, the company became known as “that green printing company.”

See www.hemlock.com for all about the company.

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We’re here to offer support and help you live well.

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We can organize your medications in 7-day blister packs to help ensure you’re taking the correct medications at the right times.

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When you’ve run out of refills for your regular medications, we may be able to help. Your Pharmacist can assess your medication needs and extend your refills, if appropriate.

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The one-of-a-kind taste of our award-winning burgers is just one of the things that makes White Spot so legendary. Variety is another. Whether it’s our fresh salads, BC chicken, pastas or Spot Classics, there’s sure to be something on the menu that gets your vote at White Spot. Enjoy morning, noon, or night.

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BEST EATS

Breakfast: WHITE SPOT Brunch: WHITE SPOT Burger: WHITE SPOT Business Lunch: CACTUS CLUB Casual Fare: CACTUS CLUB Caterer: CIOFFI’S Chinese: BURNABY PALACE Fine Dining: HART HOUSE Fish & Chips: COCKNEY KINGS Fusion: BROKEN RICE Greek: CRISTOS GREEK TAVERNA Indian: SAFFRON Italian: ANTON’S Korean: HANWOORI Mexican: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL New Restaurant (Under 1 Year): TRATTORIA Pho/Vietnamese: BROKEN RICE Pizza: ME-N-ED’S Pub: GREAT BEAR PUB Sandwich: SUBWAY Steak: THE KEG STEAKHOUSE + BAR Sushi: SUSHI GARDEN Thai: GREEN BASIL

BEST SIPS

Coffee: STARBUCKS Craft Beer Brewery: STEAMWORKS Liquor Store: BC LIQUOR STORE Smoothie/Juice Bar: JUGO JUICE Tea: DAVIDS TEA U-Brew/On-Premise Beer & Wine Making: THE FERMENTED GRAPE Wine List: HORIZONS

BEST SWEETS & TREATS

Bakery: VALLEY BAKERY Chocolate: CHARLIE’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY Frozen Desserts/Ice Cream: GLENBURN SODA FOUNTAIN Speciality Cakes: VALLEY BAKERY

BEST FOODIES

Butcher/Meat Shop: CIOFFI’S Deli: CIOFFI’S Grocery: SAVE ON FOODS Organic Foods: CHOICES MARKETS Produce: KIN’S FARM MARKET

Pub Food: OLIVER TWIST PUB Seafood/Fish Market: REGENT FISH MARKET

BEST SERVICES

Accountant: PAGNANINI EDWARDS LAM Doggy Daycare: TIED: SMALL PAWS + METRO DOGS Dry Cleaner: MONEY’S Financial Institution: TD BANK Hearing Centre: BELTONE ON HASTINGS Hotel: HILTON Independent Living: MULBERRY PARC In-Home Care: NURSE NEXT DOOR Insurance Agency: CHARLTON INSURANCE Law Firm: COBBETT & COTTON Mortgage : CUSTOM MORTGAGES Music Studio: STACCATO STUDIOS Pet Grooming: SOUTH BURNABY VETERINARY HOSPITAL Plumbing: MILANI Real Estate Agency: RE/MAX CENTRAL Realtor: JENNY WUN Retirement Residence: MULBERRY PARC Shoe Repair: G.A.M. SHOE REPAIR Travel Agency: MARLIN TRAVEL Veterinary Clinic: HASTINGS VETERINARY HOSPITAL

BEST ON WHEELS

Auto Body: B&M AUTO-CRAFT COLLISION Auto Dealership (New): METROTOWN MAZDA Auto Dealership (Used): METROTOWN MAZDA Auto Parts: LORDCO AUTO PARTS Auto Services: J. PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE LTD. Bike Repair: DANDY HORSE CYCLES Bike Store: CAP’S WESTWOOD CYCLE Car Wash: OASIS CAR WASH Driving School: YOUNG DRIVERS OF CANADA Tires: KAL TIRE

BEST HEALTH & FITNESS BEAUTY

Acupuncture: BRILLIANCE HEALTH ACUPUNCTURE Cosmetic Dentistry: PETER JENSEN DENTURE CLINIC Cosmetic Laser Centre: LOUGHEED LASER CENTRE Dance Studio: H.Z. BALLET CLASSIQUE Dental Clinic: BURNABY DENTAL CENTRE Gym & Fitness Club: STEVE NASH FITNESS WORLD Hair Salon: PILLARS SALON Mani/Pedi: VIETNAILS SALON Martial Arts: MASTER GEE’S BLACK BELT ACADEMY Naturopathic: LEE CHIROPRACTIC

Pharmacy: SHOPPERS DRUG MART Physiotherapy, Massage & Rehabilitation: TOTAL THERAPY Spa/Aesthetics: ECCOTIQUE SPAS & SALONS Sports Facility: DYERFITNESS Tanning Salon: SUN CITY Vitamin Store: CONSCIOUS PLANET Walk-In Clinic: KENSINGTON MEDICAL CLINIC Yoga Studio: MOKSHA YOGA

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Daycare: ST. MATTHEWS DAYCARE Post-Secondary: BCIT Pre-School: BRENTWOOD PRESCHOOL

BEST RETAIL

Fireplace Store: SOLACE Floral: ADELE-RAE FLORIST Gift Store: WINNERS Jewellery: RODAN JEWELLERS Optical: UNITED OPTICAL Pet Supply Store: TISOL PET NUTRITION & SUPPLY STORES Shopping Centre (Indoor): METROPOLIS AT METROTOWN Shopping Centre (Outdoor): MARKET CROSSING Speciality Shoe Store: SAS COMFORT SHOES Vintage & Thrift: BURNABY HOSPICE THRIFT STORE Women’s Fashion Boutique: CHICKADEE BOUTIQUE

BEST FOR THE HOME

Flooring: HOME DEPOT Garden Centre: GARDENWORKS Interior Designer: ARLENE’S INTERIORS Lighting: NORBURN LIGHTING Paint: HOME DEPOT

BEST PEOPLE & PLACES

Annual Burnaby Festival: HATS OFF DAY Burnaby Celebrity: MICHAEL BUBLÉ Community Service Organization: HEIGHTS MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Outdoor Concert Of The Year: BURNABY BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL Patio: CACTUS CLUB Places To Walk Your Dog: DEER LAKE PARK Politician: DEREK CORRIGAN Sustainable Business: TIED: VANCITY + HEMLOCK PRINTERS View: BURNABY MOUNTAIN

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