Your source for local sports, news, weather and entertainment! >> www.burnabynow.com Biathlete tops at B.C. Winter Games PAGE 25 On screen: Fighting to save a country PAGE 12 Burnaby’s first and favourite information source Delivery 604-942-3081 • Friday, March 2, 2012 Burnaby teachers will join their coun- terparts across the province Monday for a full-scale teachers’ strike. Eighty-seven per cent of B.C. teach- ers voted yes to escalate the current job action. Of 32,209 ballots cast, 27,946 voted in favour. The strike will last three days. “Teachers are determined and unit- ed in their opposition to Bill 22 and to the bullying tactics of a provincial gov- ernment that has deliberately under- funded public education for a decade,” said Susan Lambert, president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. The union said that Bill 22, tabled yesterday in the legislature, seeks to impose a net-zero contract, to restrict the ability to negotiate improved learn- ing conditions and to eliminate fun- damental civil and labour rights for teachers. “The results of our provincewide vote are strong evidence of the unity and determination of BCTF members in rejecting this government’s pro- vocative and damaging legislation,” said Lambert, who worked in Burnaby as a teacher-librarian and resource room teacher for students with special needs. The Labour Relations Board is allowing the union to stage a full walk- out one-day-per-week, following the initial three-day strike. The Liberal Taking flight: Tim Townley practises with his paragliding wing on the fields outside Bonsor Recreation Complex. He was taking advantage of a recent windy day to learn how to catch the air for powered paragliding. It doesn’t look like the sun and wind will return any time soon, however. Environment Canada is calling for mild, rainy weather for the next several days. SCHOOLS A team of senior doctors at Burnaby Hospital says that the ongoing infection control problem in their facility – and the “ineffectual” response to it – is bad enough to be considered medical negli- gence. That’s just one charge in an extensive letter sent to the head of the Fraser Health Authority in early January, signed by the hospital’s general pathologist and chair of the infection control committee, Dr. Shane Kirby, and the heads of several hospital departments, including surgery, internal medicine and emergency. NDP leader Adrian Dix and Burnaby MLA Kathy Corrigan questioned Health Minister Mike de Jong in the legislature this week about the situation after they received a copy of the letter. Corrigan told the NOW yesterday that the number of cases of infection and death resulting from Clostridium difficile – a bacteria that causes diarrhea, fever and nausea – outlined in the letter are “astounding.” “The most shocking point in the letter is 84 (related) deaths and 473 cases in two- ‘Shocking’ issues at hospital Teachers’ strike on Monday Eighty-seven per cent of B.C. teachers voted in favour of new job action Niki Hope staff reporter Larry Wright/ burnaby now Strike Page 9 Hospital Page 3 Christina Myers staff reporter Senior doctors at Burnaby Hospital say infection control is a major concern $ 55 www.BrianVidas.com YOUR BURNABY REALTOR centre realty BRIAN VIDAS 604.671.5259 Brian Vidas Personal Real Estate Corporation 3010 Boundary Road, Burnaby 2961 Norland Avenue, Burnaby 604-299-3121 TV ’s, Computer s , Electronics TV ’s, Computers , Electronics & Small Appliances & Small Appliances
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On screen: Fightingto save a country
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Burnaby’s first and favourite information source Delivery 604-942-3081 • Friday, March 2, 2012
Burnabyteacherswill jointheircoun-terparts across the province Mondayfor a full-scale teachers’ strike.
Eighty-seven per cent of B.C. teach-ers voted yes to escalate the current jobaction. Of 32,209 ballots cast, 27,946voted in favour. The strike will lastthree days.
“Teachers are determined and unit-ed in their opposition to Bill 22 and tothe bullying tactics of a provincial gov-ernment that has deliberately under-funded public education for a decade,”said Susan Lambert, president of theB.C. Teachers’ Federation.
The union said that Bill 22, tabledyesterday in the legislature, seeks toimpose a net-zero contract, to restrictthe ability to negotiate improved learn-ing conditions and to eliminate fun-damental civil and labour rights forteachers.
“The results of our provincewidevote are strong evidence of the unityand determination of BCTF membersin rejecting this government’s pro-vocative and damaging legislation,”said Lambert, who worked in Burnabyas a teacher-librarian and resourceroom teacher for students with specialneeds.
The Labour Relations Board isallowing the union to stage a full walk-out one-day-per-week, following theinitial three-day strike. The Liberal
Taking flight:Tim Townleypractiseswith hisparaglidingwing on thefields outsideBonsorRecreationComplex. Hewas takingadvantageof a recentwindy day tolearn how tocatch the airfor poweredparagliding.It doesn’tlook likethe sun andwind willreturn anytime soon,however.EnvironmentCanada iscalling formild, rainyweatherfor the nextseveral days.
SCHOOLS
A team of senior doctors at BurnabyHospital says that the ongoing infectioncontrol problem in their facility – andthe “ineffectual” response to it – is bad
enough to be considered medical negli-gence.
That’s just one charge in an extensiveletter sent to the head of the Fraser HealthAuthority in early January, signed by thehospital’s general pathologist and chair ofthe infection control committee, Dr. ShaneKirby, and the heads of several hospitaldepartments, including surgery, internalmedicine and emergency.
NDP leader Adrian Dix and BurnabyMLA Kathy Corrigan questioned Health
Minister Mike de Jong in the legislaturethis week about the situation after theyreceived a copy of the letter.
Corrigan told the NOW yesterdaythat the number of cases of infection anddeath resulting from Clostridium difficile– a bacteria that causes diarrhea, feverand nausea – outlined in the letter are“astounding.”
“The most shocking point in the letteris 84 (related) deaths and 473 cases in two-
‘Shocking’ issues at hospital
Teachers’strike onMondayEighty-seven per cent ofB.C. teachers voted infavour of new job action
Niki Hopestaff reporter
Larry Wright/burnaby now
Strike Page 9 Hospital Page 3
Christina Myersstaff reporter
Senior doctors at BurnabyHospital say infection controlis a major concern
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As cases of whooping cough pop upthroughout the Fraser Health region, medi-cal authorities here are now expandingtheir adult vaccination recommendationsbeyond the original outbreak zone in Hopeand Chilliwack.
Last week, the health authorityannounced it’s encouraging all adults andyouth in the region who are in regular con-tact with young children to get the free vac-cination from their doctor or participatingpharmacy. The recommendation includespregnant women and their partners.
The health region runs from Boston Barto Burnaby, including New Westminster,Coquitlam, Delta, Surrey, Langley, MapleRidge and Abbotsford, covering more than1.6 million people.
“The best protection against whoopingcough is to get vaccinated,” said Dr. PaulVan Buynder, the region’s chief medicalhealth officer. “The booster shot is espe-cially important for those who have orexpect to have close contact with infantsand young children. The vaccine that mostpeople get when they are children onlyoffers protection for four to 10 years, sothere are many adults without adequatecoverage.”
An outbreak in Hope in December wasinitially thought to be well contained, butcases have since cropped up in Chilliwack,Harrison/Agassiz and in other FraserHealth communities.
In all, there have been 140 suspected orconfirmed cases, but health officials saythe true number could be much higher, assome cases go undiagnosed or unreported.Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a high-ly contagious disease that causes severecoughing that may last for months and canbe fatal, particularly for infants.
The disease spreads easily through theair when an infected person coughs, sneez-
es or even laughs. Symptoms appear aboutseven to 14 days after infection, lookinginitially like a cold with runny rose, lowfever and mild cough, but the cough willcontinue to worsen, becoming so bad thatit can lead to vomiting.
The health authority is also encouraging
parents to ensure their children are fullyimmunized.
Free vaccine is available through doc-tors’ offices and participating pharmaciesfor adults and youth who haven’t had awhooping cough booster in the past fiveyears and are in regular contact with young
children. A list of immunizing pharma-cies can be found at www.fraserhealth.ca/whoopingcough. To check a child’s immu-nization records and make an appointmentfor childhood immunizations, contact alocal health unit for an appointment.
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and-a-half years,” she said.She also noted that infection
outbreaks forced the closure oftwo units in 2011 – one for ninedays in July and another for 12days in late November and earlyDecember.
The letter says the “unaccept-able rates” of C. difficile are a“significant, serious and sus-tained problem” that exceedsregional and national averagesand has resulted in “significantmorbidity and mortality.”
The problem, say the doctors,arises from a number of issues,including an aging hospital facil-ity, hospital overcrowding, a sus-ceptible elderly patient popula-
tion, inadequate hospital clean-ing and a lack of administrativeorganization and support.
The doctors also outlined 16recommendations on how toimprove the situation, includingenhanced cleaning recommenda-tions.
Cleaning staff at the hospitalare employed by a private com-pany but are members of theHospital Employees’ Union.
Union head Margi Blameysaid the doctors are “right on” intheir assessment.
“It’s certainly not news to usand certainly not news to ourmembers who do the cleaning atBurnaby Hospital,” she told theNOW. “I think the doctors out-
lined things very, very clearly,and they’re right on all thosefronts.”
The first step in improving thesituation, said Blamey, is address-ing staffing and workload. Aswell, she said that money spentnow will save dollars later.
“It’s cheaper to prevent anoutbreak than it is to contain it.If we’re looking for money sav-ings, then the money up frontfor a workforce that is properlytrained is going to save moneylater,” she said. “Cutting corners… is penny-wise, pound-fool-ish.”
Dr. Andrew Webb, FraserHealth vice-president of medi-cine, told The Vancouver Sun on
Wednesday that they acknowl-edge there is a “high rate ofClostridium difficile in Burnaby”and that officials are working onthe problem.
Those measures include iso-lating patients with the virus,increasing cleaning and shuttingdown areas if necessary duringan outbreak.
He also noted that FraserHealth recently got the results ofan external review by an infec-tious disease expert and receiveda number of recommendations,which they’re acting on now.
Additionally, Fraser Healthissued a statement yesterdayafternoon saying that the claimof 84 deaths was not accurate.
“Determining whether ornot a C. difficile infection hascontributed to a patient’s deathis extremely difficult. … While84 patients who had C. difficileinfection may have died over thattime period, it does not meanthat CDI was the cause,” readsthe release. “In 2010/11, therewere 13 cases … where (it) wasbelieved to be a contributingfactor. Of these 13 cases, eightpatients were over the age of 80,and all cases had other compli-cating medical conditions.”
The release also includes acomment from Webb stating thatBurnaby Hospital “is a safe placeto get health-care services.”
– with files from Vancouver Sun
Health authority recommends adult vaccines
Ready: Pharmacist Ying Joe has a stock of the pertussis vaccine, Adacel, at the Royal Square Safeway in New Westminster,one of the pharmacies in the region offering the shot as part of the new recommendations.
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Christina Myersstaff reporter
Hospital: Aging hospital, inadequate cleaning compounding problemscontinued from page 1
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Burnaby’s two membersof Parliament say they arereceiving calls from constit-uents about possible robo-calls they received duringthe 2011 federal election.
Burnaby-Douglas MPKennedy Stewart said hehas received one report ofa misleading “robocall”– an automated phone call– about poll station times.
“A gentleman who wentdoor-knocking for me onelection day, he sent anemail saying when he wasdoor-knocking someonetold him, ‘I just got a calltelling me the polls close at4 o’clock’ when they reallyclose at 7, and it was arobocall,” Stewart said ina phone interview with theNOW.
The volunteer’s memoryof the incident was trig-gered by recent reports offraudulent robocalls claim-ing to be from ElectionsCanada but giving falseinformation about pollingtimes and locations.
“It’s exactly what we’rehearing right across thecountry,” Stewart said,adding that one recordedcall that was played duringa news program was exact-ly like the call his volunteerreported.
But he added he plans tocarefully research claims ofrobocalls before assigningblame to anyone.
“I’m taking quite a cau-tious approach to this,”he said. “I don’t want toaccuse anyone of doingwrong if they haven’t.”
At this point, his officeis working to verify theone report he’sreceived, he said.
As for why any-one would go tothe trouble of set-ting up mislead-ing robocalls andlive calls across thecountry, Stewartpointed out mis-information couldhave a big effect ina riding where therace is close.
Stewart, run-ning for the New DemocratParty, won by 1,011 votesover Conservative candi-date Ronald Leung.
“In a close riding likemine, if you suppress theNDP vote, you could helpthe Conservatives win,” hesaid.
Fellow NDP MP Peter
Julian, who represents theriding of Burnaby-NewWestminster, told Stewarthe’s received a handful ofreports of possible fraudu-lent calls.
Julian put out a pressrelease saying theMPs’ offices areinvestigating theclaims.
“We haveto stress that itis still too earlyto say whetherthese specificclaims can be ver-ified,” Julian saidin the release.“However, weencourage any-one who believes
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The minister of financeframed the 2012 budgetusing the theme of fiscal
prudence in uncertain economictimes, but this can’t be furtherfrom the truth.
There is nothing prudentabout deliberatelyunderestimating theamount of money thegovernment has towork with and padding budgetestimates for what could only beinterpreted as political reasons(to help justify their ideologicalposition in favour of small gov-ernment and ensure that targetsare exceeded in advance of nextyear’s election).
There is nothing prudentabout shirking our responsibilityto tackle the global climate crisis,to reduce income inequality, tosupport the vulnerable amongus.
On the contrary, we knowthat failing to address theseproblems now will only make itmore difficult and more expen-sive to deal with their conse-quences in the future.
It’s the slow economy, ratherthan out-of-control spending,that presents the major fiscalproblem for Canadian provincialgovernments.
A slow economy means thatthe government revenues aregrowing slowly while demandfor many public services remainshigh or even increases.
In the case of B.C., this prob-lem is compounded by the large
tax cuts we’ve seen during thelast decade, which have addi-tionally drained the public purseof much-needed revenues.
Government revenues as ashare of gross domestic producthave fallen from 22.6 per cent
in 2000 to 19.6 per centin 2012. If we collectedthe same share of oureconomy in revenues
today as we did in 2000, we’dhave $6 billion more to spend onmuch-needed supports for fami-lies. (B.C.’s GDP was $203 billionin 2010, three per cent of that is$6.1 billion).
We can’t just wait until theeconomy improves. We muststep up to the challenge andaddress our pressing social andenvironmental problems today.
Our debt levels are still veryreasonable, projected to peak at18.3 per cent of GDP in 2014/15,among the lowest in Canada. It’sa far cry from the predicamentof Greece and other Europeancountries that find themselveswith debt levels well in excess of100 per cent of their GDP.
We can afford to borrow abit more at today’s record lowinterest rates to make capitaland social investments thatwill pay off in the future. But ifwe are unwilling to leave anymore debt to our children, whatwe need to do is step up andpay slightly higher taxes todayinstead of just ignoring our
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Thinking pink sends an important messageWe all have a role to play in helping to empower victims and to help tackle the root causes of bullying
Congratulations to the staff and stu-dents of those Burnaby schools whoproudly sported the colour pink onWednesday as part of PinkShirt Day.
The day, of course, isdesigned to share an anti-bul-lying message. The “pinkness” sprangfrom a 2007 incident in a Nova Scotiahigh school that captured national atten-tion. Some Grade 12 boys heard that
a new-to-the-school Grade 9 boy hadbeen called a “fag” and threatened forwearing a pink polo shirt to school on
his first day. About a dozen ofthe Grade 12 boys went to adiscount store and bought 50pink tank tops; others spread
the word. The next day many studentswore pink to show they did not supportthe bullying.
The point of the day reflects what
those Grade 12 boys did and reinforcesa simple message: Take appropriateaction. They chose a way to stand up tobullying while avoiding confrontation.
There is a lesson here in empower-ment for all those who have felt toouncertain about confronting bullying:the majority are allies. There is far moregood than bad in our world. Seek it outand enlist its help.
Those that seek to inflate their own
worth by demeaning or intimidatingothers are likely in trouble as well.
Physical aggression is most common-ly learned in – or in the absence of – ahome environment. Early interventioncan make a difference, but that requiresothers to speak up.
We can all help to empower others. Indoing so, we make the immediate soci-ety in which we function a better placeto live.
Budget createsfalse picture
‘Prudent’ a euphemism for inactionDear Editor:
Re: It’s a stay-the-course fiscal plan, Burnaby NOW,Feb. 22
Finance Minister Kevin Falcon uses the word“prudent” a lot to describe his first budget. Thecontents, however, suggest that prudence is nota strategy but, rather, a euphemism for doingnothing. Think about it. The personal income taxincrease is not budget induced. It’s a consequence ofa return to the PST. Falcon avoids the question of arollback of tax cuts, as well as the larger issue of taxreform, as a means to deal with the revenue-versus-expenditure crunch.
Think about it. There is no real commitment
to increase corporate taxes. Instead, it’s offered asa possibility (and then limited to one per cent) ifexpectations in economic growth fail to materializebetween now and 2014. Given that this governmenthas repeatedly lowered the corporate rate since 2001(from 16.5 per cent to 10 per cent), and given thatthere is at least one more budget before 2014, it’sdifficult to think of this as a serious possibility.
Think about it. A thousand dollars toward reno-vations that help seniors stay in their homes won’tgo very far. Moreover, home renovation is not anitem one normally includes in a retirement budget,so it will come as no surprise if only the more afflu-ent seniors are able to take advantage of this taxcredit, as little as it is.
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problems and hoping thatthey’ll go away.
Yes, it will cost moneyto seriously tackle theclimate crisis, to reduceincome inequality, to
properly support thevulnerable among us andenable them to reach theirfull potential.
But failing to addressthese problems now doesnot make them disappear,it only makes it more dif-
ficult and more expensiveto deal with their conse-quences in the future.
Iglika Ivanova is aneconomist and public inter-est researcher with theCanadian Centre for PolicyAlternatives.
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Budget: Too prudent, perhaps?
Think about it. Money allotted to edu-cation won’t even keep pace with expectedcost of living increases, thus ensuring yetanother cut to that crucial public servicefor the next three years as school boardsare subjected to the cascading effect ofmore budget pressure.
The only funding increase is the previ-ously announced three-year, $165-millionfund for special needs students.
There is no mention of a program toassist in meeting the needs of inner-citychildren whose ability to learn is erodedby daily hunger.
To not address that issue in a positiveand meaningful way is to perpetuate thecondition of, as one teacher puts it, “haveand have-not schools.”
Think about it. Our health plan alsowill not keep pace with inflation. Alreadystaggering under a spending cap of 4.8per cent over the last three years, FinanceMinister Falcon has reduced this to 3.2 percent over the next three years.
Partial relief will come with yet another(the fourth?) jack-up of our MSP premi-ums, but only to the tune of $109 millionfor 2012/13. It spells serious trouble forhealth care.
Think about it. Falcon and his gov-ernment are not doing economic battle;they’re raising the white flag.
Bill Brassington, Burnaby
Funding tied to party politicsDear Editor:
Re: Minister challenged to visit ‘needy’district, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 17
The provincial economy – the educationpart at least – is a brutal partisan game.
Burnaby kids get minimal dollarsbecause largely, Mayor Derek Corriganis an arrogant, loud-mouthed, staunchNDPer and to a lesser degree, (schoolboard chair Larry) Hayes is also pro-NDP.
If you’re pro-NDP and like Corrigan,you get the least funding. If you’re NDPbut less aggressive and more reserved, youget intermediate funding. If you’re pro-Liberal, welcome to the 6/49!
The economy is mainly tied to one’spartisan position, partisan philosophy.This explains it better than (EducationMinister George) Abbott did.
Thang Vu, Burnaby
Ban smoking in all parksDear Editor:
Re: Butts out in Burnaby Lake Park,but other city parks still allow smoking,Burnaby NOW, Feb. 8
Our parks are supposed to be forhealthy, active use. Sitting on a park benchand leaving your “butts” all over isn’thealthy or attractive.
Maybe, if the smokers just picked upafter themselves, it wouldn’t be too bad.Unfortunately, most of them feel that it’sup to someone else to pick up after them.And the poor children that are playingaround in that.
It’s ironic that you can’t have a coldbeer during your baseball game, but youcan leave your garbage, butts, all over thefields.
David Reid, Burnaby
Let’s welcome Bill C-30Dear Editor:
Forgive me for not sharing the enthusi-asm with which some of my fellow citizensare attacking Vic Toews and his Bill C-30.
I support his efforts to make an attemptand provide the police with a tool that islong overdue and may get us out of therotary telephone era and into 2012.
The present firestorm reminds me ofthe time all airport workers were to befingerprinted.
Then as now my response is: “it willprove I did not do it!” Yet, many of myco-workers went off the rails about havingtheir human rights violated.
Let me relate an incident, which repre-sents reality in Canada as I see it: Whenour car was broken into, I expected theRCMP to come and take fingerprints sothat other impressions could be matchedwith the individual concerned. Insteadthey gave me an insurance claim numberover the phone.
Some of my fellow travellers are para-noid enough to believe there is enoughslack in the system for someone to listen inwhen I order a pizza!
How dumb does it get? Our lawenforcement needs improved proceduresand laws to match! Bill C-30 is but one ofthem.
Ziggy Eckardt, Burnaby
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According to the report, therewere only five incidents reported toElections Canada that affected poll-ing station operations in B.C. Noneof the reports involved misleadingphone calls.
In Burnaby, the only incidentreported was a polling station atSimon Fraser University – in theBurnaby-Douglas riding – that wasclosed from 2:15 to 2:55 p.m. due tofire alarm testing at the university.
But Stewart said constituentsmight not have known whom to con-tact about misleading calls.
His campaign office was closed asof Election Day, he explained.
“So if it happened on ElectionDay there would’ve been no way forpeople to get a hold of us,” he said.
And constituents may not haveknown to contact Elections Canada ifthey did receive a call, he added.
According to Stewart, Elections
Canada is investigating calls made intwo Ontario ridings, one in Guelphand one in Thunder Bay, and so farreports of misleading calls have beenmade from 59 ridings throughout thecountry.
However, Elections Canada wouldnot confirm any investigations at thispoint, to protect the investigative pro-cess, said Diane Benson, a spokesper-son with Elections Canada.
“We have had calls,” she said inresponse to a question about com-plaints, adding that Elections Canadahas “a very experienced workforcethat can attend to large volumes ofcalls” and that each call was beinghandled individually.
Benson emailed a link to ElectionsCanada’s penalties for general offenc-es, saying that she could not listspecific possible penalties for specificacts, as penalties are determined on acase-by-case basis.
Anyone found guilty of obstruct-ing the electoral process can face finesof $5,000, five years in prison, or both,
according to Elections Canada’s tableof offences.
If constituentsbelievetheyreceiveda fraudulent call, they need to submita complaint in writing to the commis-sioner of Elections Canada, she said.
They should include their name,mailing address, phone number andemail address, as well as a descrip-tion of the circumstances behind thecomplaint.
Specific, relevant details such asdates, places or documents should beincluded, as well as the section of theCanada Elections Act related to thecomplaint if it is known.
Complaints must be receivedwithin 10 years of the offence beingcommitted.
Send complaints by email [email protected] orby mail to: Commissioner of CanadaElections c/o Elections Canada, 257Slater St. Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0M6.
For more information go to theFAQ section at www.elections.ca.
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government’s legislation will makeany strike by teachers illegal.
“Most people are characterizingthe bill as a ‘measured, thoughtful,balanced and constructive’ approachto a dispute that has been going onfor almost a year with little chanceof a resolution,” Education MinisterGeorge Abbott said in a press release.“If you look at the history of the rela-tionship between the teachers’ unionand the government in this province,you’ll soon realize that in almost20 years of provincewide bargain-
ing, the BCTF has only successfullyconcluded one negotiated agreement.You will also realize that Bill 22 is ameasured and appropriate responseto the current situation.
“I am disappointed by the initialcomments coming from the teachers’union. In the most frustrating exam-ple – the union has been asking formediation. Now, they are rejectingthe idea simply because the mediatoris required to strike a genuine balancein the discussions by looking at whatboth parties want so we can put theneeds of students first.”
Burnaby district parent advisorycouncil chair Jen Mezei said the dis-trict-wide parents’ group remainsneutral over whether it supports theteachers’ job action.
“However, it is disappointing thatboth sides have not managed to cometo a compromise and settle the dis-pute,” she said.
“Parents are frustrated at thewhole situation, and parents and stu-dents are caught in the middle as thishas played out once again.”
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Strike: Teachers set to walk out Mondaycontinued from page 1
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Hosted by Dancers ofDamelahamid, the event gathersindigenous dance artists from as faras Australia to share and celebrateFirst Nations culture.
“The opportunity to share tra-ditional dance amongst the totempoles of the visually spectacularGreat Hall is one we hold extreme-ly dear,” said Margaret Grenier,executive and artistic directorof Dancers of Damelahamid, ina press release. “It is a rare andmeaningful experience for bothperformers and audience, celebrat-ing the rich history and diverseculture of our people.”
The Git Hayetsk are an internal-ly renowned First Nations mask-dancing group. “Git Hayetsk”means “the people of the coppershield” in the Sm’algyax language,spoken by the Nisga’a, Tsimshianand Gitxsan nations.
Their dancers share commonancestry to the Sm’algyax speak-ing peoples, with ties to the Haida,Haisla, Tahltan, Tlingit, Lil’watand Musqueam nations – withhome villages and ancestral landsin Vancouver, in Southeast Alaskaand along the coastline of theTerrace-Prince Rupert area.
Other performers include theChinook Song Catchers, DakhkáKhwáan, Spakwus Slolem, Git-Hoan Dancers, Kwe Unglis,Rainbow Creek Dancers, Le-La-LaDancers, Kwa Kwa Ka Wakw, hoopdancer Jessica McMann-Sparvierand Australian dancer RobertBamblett.
The festival includes two signa-ture evening presentations at 7:30p.m. March 9 and 10. Tickets are$25 regular, or $20 for students,seniors and museum members.
It also includes a festival stagethat showcases visiting performers,running 1 to 4 p.m. on March 10and 11. It’s included with museumadmission.
See www.damelahamid.ca.
Local artist honouredA Burnaby artist has been select-
ed as Ducks Unlimited Canada’s2012 National Artist of the Year.
Itai Erdal has made a name for himselfas a lighting designer, winning awards andacclaim for his work behind the scenes formany theatre companies.
When his mother was diagnosed withterminal cancer, Erdal began a journey thatsent him down new artistic pathways.
The Chop Theatre is bringing Erdal’s one-man show, How To Disappear Completely, toBurnaby March 7 to 10.
The show, which premiered atVancouver’s Chutzpah! festival in 2011, isonstage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
How to Disappear Completely began, unex-pectedly, in September of 2000, when Erdalreceived a phone calling telling him thathis mother, Mery Erdal, had been diag-nosed with lung cancer and given only nine
months to live.Erdal, who had recently graduated from
film school, moved back to Israel to spendevery moment with his mother. During thattime, he shot hours of film and hundreds ofpictures, documenting her final months andthe circumstances surrounding her death.
In How To Disappear Completely, Erdaluses this material, in combination with on-stage lighting demonstrations, to support hisstorytelling abilities.
“There is no greater pain than havingto say goodbye to a loved one,” said CoryPhilley, facility and event services coordina-tor at the Shadbolt, in a press release. “Whilethis hurt and loss are present in Itai’s work,he bravely chooses not to let them dictatehis story. Instead, he finds light in the dark-
est of places and shows the life’s inevitableend is only more reason to fill each day withhumour, vibrancy and love.”
Philley describes Erdal as a “wonderfullyengaging and hyperbolic storyteller” andcalls the work a “deeply touching portrait”of an extraordinary woman.
How To Disappear Completely is writtenand performed by Itai Erdal. His collabora-tors include director James Long, drama-turge Anita Rochon, sound designer EmeliaSymington Fedy and projection designerJamie Nesbitt.
Shows are at 8 p.m. nightly.Tickets for the March 7 preview are $15.
Regular shows are $32, or $27 for studentsand seniors. Call 604-205-3000 or see www.shadboltcentre.com.
Poignant journey: Itai Erdal brings his one-man show, How To Disappear Completely, to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts March7 to 10. The production tells the story of the final months of the life of Erdal’s mother, Mery Erdal.
After her professor pans herdoctoral thesis on Shakespeare,a student finds herself trans-ported into the Bard’s world,where she inadvertently sendshis stories in hilarious newdirections – and finds her trueself along the way.
That’s the premise ofthe comedic play GoodnightDesdemona (Good MorningJuliet), the latest production bythe departments of theatre andstagecraft at Douglas College.
The play, which runs March9 to 17, tells the story of aConstance (Claire Pollock), a
modern-day academ-ic who finds a newawareness of herselfthrough the dream-like experiences of twoShakespeare plays:Othello and Romeo andJuliet.
When her profes-sor criticizes her thesis– that the two trag-edies were originallywritten as comedies –Constance finds herselftransported to the worlds of thetwo plays, where she interferesin the action.
This leads to unex-pected results for thecharacters – and forherself.
The play starsBurnaby residentDavid Hollinshead inthe roles of Romeo,Iago and Ghost.
Allan Lysell, direc-tor, said he chose theplay because it has allthe elements of story-telling he loves: action,
great language, a happy endingand high and low comedy.
“Good comedy is life-affirm-
ing and laughter-making.Laughter is good for us. Thatincludes laughter generated byslapstick, parody, satire, puns,language or jokes. Goodnighthas all of this, plus sword fightsand some pretty bawdy actionand language,” he said.
Goodnight Desdemona (GoodMorning Juliet) runs March9 to 17 at the Studio Theatreat Douglas College, Room4140 at 700 Royal Ave., NewWestminster.
Tickets are $8 to $12 and areavailable at 604-521-5050. Seewww.douglascollege.ca.
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The DOXA Documentary Film Festivalis bringing an award-winning documen-tary to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
The festival’s Motion Picture Film Seriescontinues at the Shadbolt on Monday,March 12, with a 7 p.m. screening in theStudio Theatre.
It features the Vancouver premiere ofJon Shenk’s The Island President, whichwon the People’s Choice Award forBest Documentary at the 2011 TorontoInternational Film Festival.
The film chronicles the story ofMohamed Nasheed, the first ever freelyelected president of the Maldives – anisland nation that is slowly being eatenaway by the rising waters of the IndianOcean, threatening the very existence ofthe Maldives.
If the oceans continue to rise, theMaldives will become one of the firstcountries in the world to succumb to
climate change – and Nasheed rose tolead the battle against climate change bymaking the country completely carbon-neutral.
Shenk follows Nasheed’s rise to power -taking over from a nearly 30-year dictator-ship and his struggle to take his country’sbattle for survival to the world stage at the2009 United Nations climate conference inCopenhagen.
After the documentary was filmed,however, Nasheed faced still more strug-gles. He was forced to resign from officeon Feb. 7 this year during a military coup.
DOXA’s presentation of the film will beits first screening in Vancouver.
For more information, call 604-646-3200or see www.doxafestival.ca.
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased atwww.shadboltcentre.com or by calling thebox office at 604-205-3000.
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Hundreds of artists sub-mit their work each year inthe hopes of being includ-ed in Ducks Unlimited’sNational Art Portfolio; ofthose, one is chosen as theArtist of the Year.
All the portfolio artistshave their artwork madeinto high-quality, limited-edition prints that aregiven national exposurethrough Ducks UnlimitedCanada’s fundraisingefforts. Money raised sup-ports the group’s wetlandconservation work, scien-tific research and educa-tion programs.
It’s Mayer’s fifth timebeing included in theNational Art Portfolio and
his first time being namedArtist of the Year.
Lively City: Burnaby artist honouredcontinued from page 11
Majestic: Master of the North, a painting by DenisMayer Jr. of Burnaby, has earned him the honour ofbeing named National Artist of the Year by DucksUnlimited Canada.
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Here’s a fundraiserwith a twist – or atoss, I should say.
A group of BCIT jiu-jitsustudents are tossing folksaround to raise money forthe Kids Help Phone thisSaturday at BrentwoodTown Centre.
The jiu-jitsu club will bedemonstrating a variety ofmartial arts moves for anhour, and onlookers candonate to the cause. Findthem in the atrium out-side of London Drugs onthe second floor between11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Therewill also be a raffle withCanucks tickets as one ofthe prizes.
The group is holdingthe fundraiser as a standagainst bullying. For more,go to www.jitsuvancouver.com/takeastand.
Broadway funBurnaby Mountain
Secondary is presentingHairspray, the popularBroadway musical, next
week. Hairspray is about ateen with a dream to singand dance on TV to winthe heart of a boy she has acrush on. Set in the ‘60s, themusical deals with issues ofracism.
The show is at theMichael J. Fox Theatre, at7373 MacPherson Ave.
Tickets are $20 foradults, $15 for students. Forinformation or tickets, call604-568-7001 or 604-444-9250.
The March 7 show is at12:30 p.m. The March 8 and9 shows are at 7 p.m.
Honorary degreeBCIT awarded First
Nations activist Shawn A-in-chut Atleo an honorarytechnology degree at theinstitute’s convocation cer-emonies in February.
Atleo is a hereditarychief from the AhousahtFirst Nation on VancouverIsland. He is also nationalchief of the Assemblyof First Nations, and hehelped create the his-toric Leadership Accordbetween First Nationsstakeholders in B.C.
The honorary BCITdegree is for people whohave made outstandingachievements in their areasof expertise. Atleo waschosen for his principled
commitment to workingcollaboratively, throughinclusion and respect, andfocusing on educationwith the Assembly of FirstNations.
“I am honoured to bepart of the celebration ofaccomplishments of thisyear’s graduates,” Atleosaid. “Education is key tounlocking potential, andBCIT’s efforts in makingeducation more accessibleto First Nation studentshelps build on our broadefforts in supporting educa-tion opportunities for FirstNations.”
Jan Ken Pon!Mark your calendar for
the upcoming Family FunDay at Nikkei Place onSaturday, March 17. FamilyFun Day – or Jan Ken Pon!– is a day full of Japaneseheritage games and funactivities for kids, aged fourto 12.
The highlight of theday, we’re told, is the rock-paper-scissors tournament.There will also be spinningtops, beanbags, crafts, andheritage toys on display.
Tickets are $5 for kids,or $4 if you register beforeMarch 10. Accompanyingadults get in for free.
See www.nikkeiplace.org or call 604-777-7000.
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Burnaby biathlete in the zoneLouisa Tsang of Burnaby was a
big winner in biathlon at the B.C.Winter Games in Vernon last week-end.
The 16-year-old New WestminsterSecondary student won the seniorgirls’ indvidual event, while placingrunner-up in both the sprint andsuper sprint.
Recently, Tsang, a petty offi-cer first class sea cadet with FraserCorps in New Westminster, alsowon the provincial six-kilometreindividual biathlon competition. Shealso took gold at the B.C. Cup racesin Kelowna prior to the Games.
Tsang’s first appearance at theWinter Games in 2010 was uniquein that competitors had to run thecourse because of a lack of snow.
Tsang learned the skills of biath-lon from her father and proved anatural when she began in the sportat the age of 12. She won the zonecompetition in her first-ever race.
“I didn’t do cross-country (ski-ing) before. My only sport wasdownhill skiing when I was little,”said Tsang.
“It’s just my dad. He was mycoach when I was younger,” saidTsang. “I find this sport motivatesme to go farther in life and achievemore. I really hope I can participateat it a little longer.”
Tsang’s gold medal was one offive individual and team medalswon by Burnaby athletes at theweekend Games.
Burnaby martial artists picked upnine individual medals in karate.
Aya Kitaoka led the way withgold at plus-55 kilogram girls’kumite or sparring.
Panwan Sidhu and AlexandraZaborniak both won silver medals
in girls’ kumite. Jai Sanghera alsotook a second-place medal in theboys’ plus-55kg weight class.
Nicolo Wakelin won a silvermedal in boys’ kata or forms anda bronze medal in under-44kgkumite.
Also finishing third in kumitewere Joel Tai, Cassia Kitaoka and
Zoe Fong.The girls’ team of Alexandria
Zaborniak, Cassia and Aya Kitaokaand Sidhu won the team gold.
The boys’ team of Joel Tai, KierenQuan, Sanghera and Wakelin tookthe third-place team medal.
Tom Berridgesports editor
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Golden girl: Louisa Tsang won three medals in biathlon, including agold, at the B.C. Winter Games in Vernon last weekend.
Burnabybounced from
MainlandsThere will not be any
representation fromthe Burnaby/NewWestminster district atthis year’s B.C. AAA highschool basketball champi-onships.
The Byrne CreekBulldogs, BurnabySouth Rebels and NewWestminster Hyacks allflirted with top-10 rankingsthis season but were upsetby lesser-ranked teams atthe Lower Mainland cham-pionships this week.
The latestcasualty wasByrne Creek,which lost anal l -Bulldogs’matchup to No.9 Sir WinstonChurchill 65-63in overtime onWednesday.
Byrne Creekwere the victims of theirown making, surrender-ing leads late in the fourthquarter and OT to theChurchill team.
But a fifth and disquali-fyingcallonWilsonAnteroswas a game-changer.
Anteros was whistledfor an offensive chargethat turned the ball over toChurchill in the final min-ute of play.
“It was a crazy call. Ifanything, it was a non-call,” said Byrne Creekhead coach Wayne Best.
Churchill took the in-bound pass and NickAtwal drove to the hoop totie the game 58-58 with 9.9seconds left in the game.
Byrne Creek then turnedthe ball over at mid-courtbut were saved by forwardKennedy George, whoscrambled back to makea game-saving block onBojan Sever under the bas-ket.
In OT, Byrne led by asmany as five points, butleft three points on thetable following three-of-sixfree throws by George.
It was Atwal again whosank the dagger into theByrne Creek armour, nail-ing a baseline three-pointerwith less than 25 secondsleft on the clock.
“The kids only wantto learn lessons the hardway,” said a disappoint-ed Best. “Everything we
talked about all year andthese guys refuse to takethat knowledge on and offthe court.
“I’m sick to my stomach– to do all this and they dothat.”
Byrne Creek trailed 18-12 after one quarter butclosed to within a point atthe half.
The Burnaby Bulldogsthen put together a 16-9third quarter to take a six-point lead into the final 10minutes.
George finished thegame with a game-high 25points, 13 rebounds and
Hyacks both exited thedouble-knockout Mainlandtournament on Tuesday.
The Hyacks also bowedout to Churchill 88-66,while South was upset byNo. 10 Point Grey 58-49 atSt. George’s.
New West were widelyoutscored in both the sec-ond and fourth quarters ina less than stellar outing forthe Hyacks.
“We didn’t shoot theball well and didn’t playvery good defensively,”said New West head coachJohn Doughty. “Their bigguys hurt us and we didn’thave an answer for it.”
Churchill’s MindayMinhas led all scorers with30 points, including 15 inthe third quarter.
Jesse Mushiana silencedany chance of a Hyackcomeback, nailing 18 of his24 points from under thebucket in the final 10 min-utes.
New West had itsmoments, rallying frombehind in both the first andthird quarters.
Masood Walli nailed ajumper early in the secondquarter that momentarilytied the game. Secondslater Manvir Gandham,with a team-high 20 points,scored on a transition bas-ket to give the visitors theironly lead.
Tom Berridgesports editor
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Clan hoop players named to GreatNorthwest all-conference teams
Simon Fraser University forward Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Kristina Collins were both named to GreatNorthwest Athletic Conference all-star women’s basket-ball teams.
Raincock-Ekunwe earned a second consecutive first-team honour, while Collins received an honourablemention.
“Nayo is one of the best athletes in Division II bas-ketball,” said SFU head coach Bruce Langford in a Clanpress release. “She is an outstanding rebounder and ourleading scorer. She has the ability to dominate games.”
Raincock-Ekunwe broke her own single-season con-ference record, recording 22 double-doubles this year.
She also led the conference in both scoring andrebounding with an average of 18.5 points per game and13.3 rebounds.
“It’s a really big honour and being unanimouslyvoted to be on the team from the other coaches feelsgreat,” said Raincock-Ekunwe in the release. “I think theteam has improved a lot. Our shooting is a lot better, ourteamwork is better, we play together, and a lot of peoplehave stepped up this year where as last year two or threeplayers scored most of the baskets. Everyone came toplay this year.”
Collins received honourable mention in the coaches’
poll after a season in which she was the Clan’s secondhighest scorer and a constant threat from beyond thearc.
Collins led the team with 111 assists and had thehighest free-throw shooting percentage on the team at0.796.
Guard also named all-conferenceClan guard Justin Brown became the first Simon
Fraser University player to be named to an NCAA all-conference men’s basketball team.
Brown, who recently completed his second year withthe Clan, led SFU this season with an average of 17.6points per game – fourth in the conference. He also ledthe Clan in steals with 41, assists with 92 and free throwsmade with 154.
“We’re really lucky to have a former Division I playerfrom California here at Simon Fraser, so I’m happy thathe received an individual honour and that the othercoaches in the league recognize that he’s a talented indi-vidual,” said SFU head coach James Blake.
In his two seasons at SFU, Brown garnered 902 points,165 assists and 72 steals.
Brown transferred to SFU from California PolytechnicState University.
“I’m sick to mystomach – to doall this and theydo that.”WAYNE BESTByrne Creek head coach
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY SPORTS
Women to first conferencehoop championships
Simon Fraser Universitywill be going to its firstGreat Northwest confer-ence women’s basketballchampionships this week.
The varsity Clan finishedfifth in the conference witha record of 11-7 followinga weekend split in its finalregular season games.
SFU edged MontanaState-Billings 50-49 behindjunior Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe’s 22nd double-double of the year.
Raincock-Ekunwe ledthe Clan with 20 points anda game-high 17 reboundsin the tightly played match-up. Kristina Collins hit thegame-winning bucket witha three-point shot in thefinal minutes.
With just five secondsleft on the clock, Raincock-Ekunwe stole the ball and
drew a foul to perserve thethe win.
On Saturday, SFUmissed its chance to lockup third place in the con-ference, falling 71-50 toSeattle Pacific.
Collins led the Clan with16 points, including fourlong-range treys. Raincock-Ekunwe, the conferencescoring and rebound leaderthis season, was held to just12 points and five boards.
The conference wom-en’s basketball champion-ships began on Thursday(after NOW deadlines) atSaint Martin’s Universityin Lacey, Washington.
ImprovementThe Simon Fraser
University men’s basket-ball team was five winsbetter than in its inaugural
NCAA Division II season.The varsity Clan
dropped back-to-backGreat Northwest confern-ence games at home, fall-ing 104-75 to Seattle Pacificon Saturday after a 94-74defeat to Montana State-Billings on Feb. 23.
SFU finished its secondseason in the NCAA withan 8-18 overall record,including 3-15 in confer-ence play.
“A lot of people look atour record and think wedidn’t accomplish anythingthis year, but what we didas a team, playing withsuch a small number ofguys for most of the year isunbelievable,” said gradu-ating senior Zack Frehlick.“What we built this seasonis going to be around foryears to come.”
South win V&D championships
The Burnaby South Rebels won boththe junior and juvenile boys’ basketballtitles at the Vancouver and District highschool championships last week.
The junior Rebels defeated NewWestminster 48-42 in an all-district cham-pionship final. Martin Bogajev and DjordjeObradovic led South in scoring.
New Westminster qualified as the No. 2Vancouver and District seed.
The junior boys’ provincial tournamentwill be hosted at Vancouver College fromMarch 8 to 10.
The Grade 9 Rebels took the juvenilebanner 55-47 over J.N. Burnett in the V&Dfinal.
Nic Trninic led South in scoring with14 points, while E.J. Mabone chipped inwith 13 points, including nine in the fourthquarter.
The juvenile boys’ provincial hoop tour-nament will be held at Kitsilano Secondaryfrom March 8 to 10.
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In judo, Abdumadzhit Smazov wona silver medal in the men’s under-73kgweight class. Evan Enriquez picked up abronze at under-50kg.
Luka Cuperlovic, Mitsuki Ikejo, BillyTrengrove, Smazov and Enriquez shareda team bronze medal.
Burnaby athletes also won four med-als in archery.
Elaine Plath took top spot in the girls’barebow match play, while Keane Oateswas runner-up in the boys’ recurvematch play competition and third in thetwo-day aggregate.
Yolanda Lan finished in third placein the girls’ aggregate barebow two-dayevent.
Benjamin Papp picked up a silvermedal in juvenile men’s figure skating,while Austin Ma was a bronze medallistin pre-novice.
In badminton, Jeffrey Yu Tang placedsecond in boys’ singles. Tang also shareda silver with Harmony Ky in the mixedteam event.
Mariko Abe-Ziegler, Celine May andNikita May shared a bronze medal ingirls’ team gymnastics.
Brianne Chow, Megan Howes, MarissaLopez and Jennifer Shannon helped zone
4 to the gold medal in ringette.Two zone 4 netball teams, made up
entirely of players from Burnaby, alsowon gold and bronze, respectively.
The team of Lianna Chow, MeganWidmer, Virginia Ukpabi, Tara Preissl,Gillian Marshall, Michelle Lin, StefanieLi, Valerie Lang, Sophia Chen and JuliaBorghesi won gold at the Games.
The zone team of Sharan Hothi,Prubjeet Hundle, Danielle Kyei, MarleneMazariegos, Kirsten McElgunn, BrianneSiu, Shelby Smith and Ashley Steele tookthe bronze.
Kiersten Hagen and Shota Inoda fin-ished first and second in their respectivespeed skating finals.
The zone bantam girls ice hockeyteam, including Justine Johnson andOlivia Ramos from St. Thomas MoreCollegiate and Notre Dame regional sec-ondary’s Carly Spagnuolo and ClaudiaFunaro, tied for first place in round-robinplay, but missed the medal round ongoal differential.
The Fraser River Delta zone teamearned 36 medals, including eight gold.
Vancouver-Squamish topped themedal standings, taking 34 gold medals,while edging out Thompson-Okanaganby one medal 81-80 for first place over-all.
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Games: Zone earns 36 total medalsToo little, too late for BurnabyJr. B hockey Steelers
The Grandview Steelersdid what they had to do,but it proved not enoughfor the Pacific InternationalJunior Hockey Leagueclub.
The Burnaby-basedSteelers won their finaltwo regular season gamesto draw level with theNorth Vancouver WolfPack in the race for thefinal Tom Shaw conferenceplayoff berth.
The Steelers doubledNorth Vancouver 4-2 onSaturday, before earninga 7-5 win over the leaguechampion RichmondSockeyes at the BurnabyWinter Club on Sunday.
“The guys gave it a real-ly good run in our last ninegames, but we needed alittle help from other teamsand didn’t get it,” saidSteelers’ head coach AldoBruno.
North Van earned thefinal playoff berth overGrandview on more wins,eliminating the Burnabyclub despite its sixth-bestleague record.
Kentaro Tanaka wasnamed first star in his finaljunior B game, tallying
three points, including thegame-winning marker ina four-goal Burnaby thirdperiod. Joel Gaudet alsohad a goal and two assistsfor the Steelers.
A day earlier, Tanakaalso got the second-peri-
od game-winner againstNorth Van to finish theseason with a team-high39 points.
Kyle Golz scored ashorthanded counter tolead Grandview with 17goals this season.
Two winners: Grandview Steelers assistant captainKentaro Tanaka scored two game-winning goals inteam’s final two league games.
Larry Wright/burnaby now
Tom Berridgesports editor
The Burnaby Lake rugbyclub got two tries from B.C.senior provincial playerScott Mackay in a 42-35 vic-tory over the University ofVictoria in premier men’sleague play last week.
Nathan Mantle, EsavaNakulanisa, Adam Martinand Rory Mcdonell alsoran in tries for the winners.
Geoff Ryan booted adozen points for BurnabyLake.
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Snow ball: Burnaby Girls Sparks Nicole Potter, in red, defends against a NewWestminster Demons player in a 3-1 loss in an under-11 cup game on Sunday.Paige Heaslip scored Burnaby’s lone goal in the game in New West.
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Aries March 21 - April 19: Continue to rest, lielow. Contemplate: how have you come here, andwhere are you going? It’s a little too early to makeplans, as many factors, and your own certainty,will “show up missing” over the next few weeks– significant revisions will arise in April. Completeprojects and duties now, rather than starting anythingnew.What seems a dull Sunday might transform, thisnight or Tuesday, into romance or a pleasure foray.Your money luck improves over the next four weeks.Tackle growing chores midweek. Relationships havea strong message for you Thursday night onward.Taurus April 20-May 20: You’ve felt a bit put-upon,that luck wasn’t on your side, these last few weeks.That changes, Monday onward. Your gracefulnessand subtle magnetism return; your popularity surgesupward, puzzlement will dissolve. Still, don’t startnew projects or new romances before April. You oftenjudge yourself by your possessions. That will causeyou much wondering and bemusement in May/June– but these months of indecision will be only part of alonger phase of good money/possessions luck, fromApril to July, which in turn kicks off a hugely luckyyear of money, lasting to mid-2013.)Gemini May 21-June 20: The accent continueson ambition, reputation, mingling with “big shots”– considering your poor luck of the last few years,take a defensive rather than daring stance here.Strictly avoid starting ambitious new projects beforeApril 4. (A slowdown starts soon, technically March12. This will bring back a former hope, or “light lover”– but that’s next week onward.) You’ve been moregregarious the last few weeks: now, through March,socializing mingles with “quiet joys.” BTW, thoseyears of bad luck end in June; bad karma ends in lateAugust. Then a year of splendid fortune begins.
Cancer June21-July22:Yourmellow,understandingmood continues. Relationships are changing (2008-2023). This month is an excellent time to figure outwhy – why they’ve changed, what you can do, themeaning of it all. Your vision and thoughts are broaderand more acute than usual. You’ll be surprised/gratified by the nuggets of affection and optimism youuncover. (That’s partly because, now to April 3, yourpopularity rises.) Chase money – carefully – Sundayeve to Tuesday. Travel, talk, messages fill midweek:say heartfelt, loving things. Settle into home Friday/Saturday. Finish, don’t start, projects.Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The mysteries continue. Butyou’ll solve a lot of them Sunday eve to Tuesday, whenyour energy and alertness return. (Passivity promotesmystery; action solves it.) And Tuesday night toThursday, when money luck (combined with action)can reveal the forces and currents underlying manyaspects of your life, and reveal a profitable, satisfyingroad ahead. Take action! But stop Thursday; sitback, relax, have a coffee and communicate Friday/Saturday. All week, start nothing that will demandfurther (supportive) efforts after this week. E.g., buystocks, don’t start a business.Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Relationships dominateall month, but this week the aces fall in your lap.Take advantage of your position, luck and strength,especially Wednesday – but keep in mind the needto please another, to co-operate and work as a team.Strictly avoid starting any new projects before April 4;finish instead. (A period of slowdowns, mistakes andindecision technically begin March 12.) You’re hopefulSunday morning, but to little avail. Retreat this p.m.through Tuesday eve: meditate, finish chores, rest.Your energy and charisma surge midweek. Examinemoney (buy nothing) Friday/Saturday.
Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Tackle chores. Protecthealth; eat and dress sensibly. Though Marchis always a month of drudgery for you, it will belightened this time by a relationship. A friend couldbe all talk, or physically intimate – the former is a lotsafer. (You aren’t really in a good mating phase beforeJune, not in an excellent one until September – beforethis, sex is great, but not a basis for life-mating.) Yourpopularity and optimism rise Sunday eve to Tuesday– be happy! But retreat to rest, contemplate andexercise charity midweek. Your energy and charismarise Friday on. Start nothing new, big.Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: You’re on a wee winningstreak – take risks, be adventurous. But don’t startany large projects (ones that will demand yourparticipation later inMarch).Sundaymorning’smellowbut not successful – leave love for the moment. Beambitious Sunday eve to Tuesday pre-dawn – thepath is smooth. An ally will either fight you or promoteyou. Wishes come true Tuesday night to Thursday:optimism, social delights and entertainment arrive.A love interest could climax, become an affair. Butretreat, rest and contemplate Friday/Saturday. Plannothing big, start nothing big this week.Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The accent lies onhome, family, property, security, retirement, gardening,nutrition, stomach and soul. Diving into any of thesewill give you a feeling of satisfaction – but finish ratherthan begin projects, in these or any zones. A romanticglance, a friendly but rushed conversation, couldspark an affectionate interlude, but any relationshipbegun now will inherit indecision. (And an old flamemight return later in March, complicating everything.)These are just a “stirring” – soon, April onward (into2013) a serious sweet bond will arise. Good careerluck midweek.
Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Travel,communicate, perform errands, do paperwork – dothese quickly, now, as a major slow-down hits thisarea next week, which will leave you “out of the loop,”planning-wise and data-wise, to April 4. (Speaking ofplanning, make none now; wait until April, after thesituation has changed.) Life’s depths, sexual urgesand financial actions fill Sunday eve to Tuesday. Amellow, wise mood flows Tuesday night to Thursday:dive into culture, international affairs, intellectualpursuits, and love. Luck accompanies you Sundayeve to Thursday, so act. A romantic mood creeps in.Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Chase money – butdon’t start any large projects (especially in monetary,friendship or communication zones) before April 4.Your home becomes a more affectionate place inMarch. You’ll be talking, mailing, travelling all month,too, but make your major contacts now, not later.Schedule meetings for April, not March. Relationshipsbless you Sunday eve to Tuesday: a property questionmight arise. Delve into intimacy, big finance, researchor health problems Tuesday night to Thursday – youmight make a major, lucky investment. Wisdom, butnot much luck, Friday/Saturday.Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Your energy, charismaand clout ride a peak wave – but the results of youractions might not be what you want, if you beginprojects now (or anytime before April 4). Finishthings, instead. You might meet a splendid friend soon(around March 13, but it could occur anytime March5 onward). Tackle chores, protect your health, Sundayeve to Tuesday.Tuesday night to Thursday brings greatrelationships, excitingmeetings and new opportunities(but remember my advice about new projects). (You’llsee these people again mid-next week.) Take carewith money, intimacy Friday/Saturday.
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