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Hometown welcome: Burnaby native and Grammy award winner Michael
Bubl poses forphotos with RCMP officers at the Burnaby RCMP open
house on Saturday. Bubl showed upat the open house with his
grandfather Demetrio Santanga to pay a call on Const.
MichaelKalanj, whose father was a longtime family friend of
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NEBwill hold hearing on pipeline accessThe National Energy Board
is holding
an oral hearing on Oct. 8 in Calgary toresolve the legal
imbroglio between thecity and Kinder Morgan over the
BurnabyMountain conservation area.
While Burnaby is arguing KinderMorgan is breaking the local
bylaw bycutting trees in a city park, the pipeline
company maintains it has the federal-ly sanctioned right to work
on the city-owned property, whether Burnaby grantspermission or
not.
TheNEBwants the two parties to weighin on the issue at the
Calgary hearing andanswer questions on whether the boardhas the
legal authority to strike downBurnabys bylaw, so Kinder Morgan
canwork on the mountain.
Well hear arguments from both sides
and any attorney generals, should theychoose to participate,
said NEB spokes-person Sarah Kiley.
Mayor Derek Corrigan took issue withthe Calgary location,
pointing out that thedistance makes it difficult for
Burnabyresidents to attend.
We requested that the hearings takeplace here, Corrigan said in
a mediarelease on Monday.
Langley and Abbotsford, two munici-
palities already granted intervenor sta-tus in the pipeline
hearing, plan to backBurnaby in the Oct. 8 hearing, and thecitys
lawyer expects more to come for-ward.
The big issue here is whether the NEBhas the power to strike
down munici-pal laws, Greg McDade told the NOW.This is a really
important constitutional
The release of the Burnaby FireDepartments annual report was as
good areason as any for council to criticize ambu-lance response
times in the city.
At Mondays council meeting, Coun.Colleen Jordan highlighted the
types of callsthat the fire department responds to, andnoted that
more and more of them are medi-cal emergencies.
The 2013 annual report shows that59.2 per cent of the calls that
our fire depart-ment responds to are classified as
medicalemergencies, and that doesnt include anoth-er 1,500 motor
vehicle incidents, she said.
In total, thats 70 per cent of the calloutsthat our fire
department responds to. The fireservice is becoming much more of a
rescueservice than a fire service.
Jordan noted proper paramedic servicewas a hot topic at the
recent Union of B.C.Municipalities conference and said that in
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Burnaby school officials are concerned agovernment clawback of
teacher-strike sav-ings will leave a hole in this years budget.
In a memo sent to school districts abouttwo weeks ago, the
Education Ministryannounced it will reclaim all strike savings
from September.The problem, according to Burnaby secre-
tary-treasurer Greg Frank, is that, while thedistrict has saved
money on teacher salariesand benefits since the beginning of the
fiscalyear, which started in August, it has also lostrevenue from
things like summer school andadult education and incurred extra
costs forthings like fieldtrips for international students
during the days the strike held up the begin-ning of the school
year.
If theyre just looking at savings, andweve got all these extra
costs or lost revenues,were concerned with this years budget,Frank
said.
Unlike the total clawback of Septemberstrike savings, the
province only took back$5.2 million of the $9.6 million the
districtsaved during job action in May and June,according to
audited 2013/14 financial state-ments Frank presented to the board
of educa-tion last week.
School officials hadhoped touse the remain-ing $4.4-million
surplus to cover a significantbudget shortfall projected for next
year.
But now theyre working to find out if itwill even be enough to
cover extra expensesand lost revenue this school year.
Part of our concern is, the surplus thatwe had from last year,
is that going to be suf-ficient to help cover off some of these
otherfunding shortfalls that weve got in the cur-rent year? Frank
said.
The district will provide the EducationMinistry with details on
all strike-related sav-ings, he said, along with information
aboutadditional costs and lost net revenues, butthe government has
made no promises aboutpitching in extra money to make up for
thelatter.
At this point, the ministry has indicatedthat theyll be taking
back the savings, andtheyre going to consider the additional
costs,Frank said, but they havent yet made a com-mitment to allow
us to retain enough fundingto cover those off, and thats what our
concernis.
To see the districts audited financial state-ments for 2013/14,
visit sd41.bc.ca and clickon the Budget and Policies button.
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Burnabywants NewWest to put brakes onThe City of Burnaby has
some
issues with New Westminstersdraft transportation plan and
iscalling on the neighbouringmunic-ipality to review the proposed
traf-fic strategy.
Last week, council voted infavour of authorizing city staff
toengage in a detailed review ofthe various cycling, truck routeand
road classification issues aris-ing from New Westminsters
draftmaster transportation plan, high-lighting concerns with
cross-bor-der cycling connections and the
removal of regional truck traffic.Coun. Nick Volkow, a
former
truck driver, took issue with theidea of creating a
three-kilome-tre tunnel near Third Avenue todivert truck traffic
under most ofNew Westminster.
I think most people in MetroVancouver are aware of
NewWestminsters desire to have notruck traffic on their streets,
whichis an admirable goal, he said. Idare say that truck traffic is
prob-ably not compatible with mostcities aspirations in the
LowerMainland, but the reality is in amajor metropolitan area,
trucktraffic is part of the scenery.
As much as I would like toaccommodate New Westminsterin shutting
down all truck trafficgoing through there, I dont thinkthat can
happen.
Coun. PaulMcDonell expressedsimilar concerns, namely with
theproposed closure of several streetsin New Wests truck
network,including Front Street.
Traffic is an issue in everymunicipality, he said. I thinkin
Burnaby, weve handled thisas well as we could. We have
fivedifferent routes through our cityfor traffic flow.
If you go down Marine Way,Kingsway,CanadaWay,Lougheed
or Hastings, a lot of those are traf-fic commutes in the morning
andafternoon. There are people justcommuting through our city.
He likened closing off one ofthose routes to plugging a
leak,only to have another spring upelsewhere.
The trucks are going to traffic,and every time you shut down
oneroute, it just means theyre goingto blow up another one.
Mayor Derek Corrigan said forNew West to close parts of itstruck
traffic network, the big rigswould detour through Burnaby
Jacob Zinnstaff reporter
Traffic Page 4
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principle with ramificationsbeyond this particular fight. If
theNEB is going to seize the powerto strike down (these) laws,
thenwere all in trouble.
As part of the larger, $5.4-billion Trans Mountain expan-sion,
Kinder Morgan wants tobuild a pipeline through the con-servation
area. However, whencrews started clearing the land inSeptember, the
city issued a stop-work order and tickets for cut-ting down trees.
Kinder Morgan
then asked the NEB for an accessorder to force Burnaby to
cooper-ate, but the board rejected that,asking instead for a notice
ofconstitutional question sincegranting the request would
meanoverriding Burnabys bylaw.Kinder Morgan filed that
noticeFriday, and the NEB has beenquick to respond, as
promised.
While the city has applied tothe B.C. Supreme Court to ruleon
the conflict, Kiley said theboard can handle
constitutionalquestions.
We have the juris-diction to rule on aconstitutional issue.
Itsays that in the NEBAct, we have that right,but generally
speakingwe would want to hearfrom both parties, andthe attorney
generals,she said.
After the hearing, thethree-person panel han-dling
theTransMountainexpansion will make adecision.
Meanwhile, KinderMorgan has stoppedwork on BurnabyMountain but
has alert-ed Westridge residentsthat survey work willcontinue in
their neigh-bourhood, which wastheoriginalplan.KinderMorgan opted
for theBurnaby Mountainroute to avoid crossingfour private
propertiesand backlash from local
residents.
The current pipeline, in placesince the 1950s, runs throughthe
Westridge area, but KinderMorgan would like to decom-mission it and
run it throughBurnaby Mountain, along withthe new pipeline.
Last week, the citys anti-pipe-line motion at the Union of
B.C.Municipalities conference wasnarrowly defeated, but
Burnabysemergency resolution calling forNEB hearing reform was
passed.
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putting added stress to the citys roads.Even within the report,
its indicated
traffic, trucks particularly, may have to gothrough Burnaby from
New Westminsterto access other places in New Westminster,which
takes it to the point of absurd, hesaid.
WhileIoftensidewithNewWestminsteron issues like the Pattullo
Bridge theresa point where youve got to have a good-neighbour
policy to ensure were all ableto deal with the implications of
decisionsyoure making in your own municipality.
On Monday, New Westminster citycouncil approved the citys master
trans-portation plan.
New West Coun. Jonathan Cote, whoco-chairs the citys master
transportationplan committee, said Burnaby councilsstance may be a
bit of an overreactionand assured changes to truck traffic routesin
NewWest would have a minimal impacton neighbouring city
streets.
Our plan still recognizes that NewWestminster plays a role for a
goods move-ment strategy, but we do have some routesthat are going
through neighbourhoodsthat are just not appropriate for major
truckroutes and some that dont even have amajor demand, he said,
calling the tunnela creative solution to the citys truck
trafficproblem.
with files from Theresa McManus
continued from page 1
Pipeline: Can the National Energy Board override municipal
bylaws?
Derek Corriganmayor
Traffic: Council raises concernscontinued from page 3
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Four people are facingcharges following a jointinvestigation by
BurnabyRCMP and neighbouringNew Westminster PoliceDepartment.
The suspects are alleg-edly responsible for dozensof vehicle
thefts across theLower Mainland, includ-ing Burnaby, Coquitlam,New
West, Richmond andVancouver. Police allegecommercial vans werebeing
targeted by this groupto transport stolen propertyduring other
crimes, accord-ing to a media release fromBurnaby RCMP.
During the summer,a spike in auto thefts andtheft from vehicles
wasidentified in a three-weekperiod, 20 vans were stolenin Burnaby,
according to therelease.
Burnabys prolificoffender suppression teamdetermined the thefts
werebeing committed by a groupof suspects known to police,and on
July 15 the teamarrested 31-year-old RobertKarajaoja in connection
tothe alleged thefts. He was
charged with 11 offencesbut later released.
Last week, Karajaoja wasonce again arrested, thistime by Burnaby
RCMP andNew Westminster policeduring a multi-jurisdiction-al
investigation.
Around 3 p.m. on Sept.24, New West officers spot-ted a GMC
pickup truck which had been reportedstolen out of Burnaby ear-lier
in the day parked inthe 900 block of 12th Street,according to
amedia releasefrom NewWest police.
A short while later, threepeople returned to the truckand drove
away. With helpfrom the Air 1 police heli-copter, officers were
able toarrest the suspects withoutincident, the release added.
Robert Karajaoja andKevinRichardMontemurro,21, are both charged
withone count of theft of a motorvehicle and possession ofstolen
property. ThomasKarajaoja, 26, is chargedwith one count of theft
over$5,000 and possession ofstolen property over $5,000,and Monique
Andreasen,33, is facing one count ofpossession of
break-ininstruments.
Four chargedin vehicle theftsCayley Dobiestaff reporter
Burnaby NOW Wednesday, October 1, 2014 5
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Anumber of key FirstNations leaders haveadroitly realized the
bestway to kill the Site C dam proj-ect may be to hitch their
poten-tial support for building LNGpipelines to the dam never
beingbuilt.
Getting First Nations sup-port for any major economicdevelopment
that involves landuse or the extraction of naturalresources has
been the realityin recent years and will onlybecome more critical
in the yearsahead.
The strong opposition of FirstNations is a major reason
whyEnbridges Northern Gatewaypipeline will likely never bebuilt.
Premier Christy Clarksgovernment faces a number ofchallenges
towards getting anLNG industry up and runningin this province, not
the least ofwhich is ensuring First Nationsdont decide to block any
pipe-lines or projects.
So when three key B.C. FirstNations leaders travelled toOttawa
last week to send a mes-sage to the federal governmentthat they
strongly oppose the
Site C dam but might be opento supporting other forms ofenergy,
including LNG pipelines its important that everyone situp and take
notice.
Chief Roland Wilson of theWest Moberly First Nation,which would
be most directlyaffected by the massive floodingthat would occur if
Site C damis built, made it clear he wontsupport any LNG pipelines
ifSite C proceeds. His band is oneof the few bands to have signeda
treaty with the provincial gov-ernment, having done so backin 1899.
As such, its not entirelyclear how the recent SupremeCourt of
Canada landmark deci-sion conferring aboriginal titlewill affect
treaty bands opposi-tion to Site C.
Nevertheless, Wilsonssupport for LNG pipelines islikely needed,
and so is that ofother First Nations. This is notgoing to be an
easy thing tosecure, given that not all FirstNations share the same
views onresource development.
Public opposition to LNGdoes not appear to be anywherenear the
level attached to oilpipelines like Northern Gatewayor Kinder
Morgans proposedtwinned pipeline project. Aspill from an LNG
pipelinesimply dissipates into the atmo-sphere, instead of fouling
creekbeds or coast lines.
The main concern over natu-ral gas extraction is the
practice
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Tories need to back apologywith actionIt was the exchange that
launched
a thousand face palms: NDP leaderTom Mulcair questioning
ConservativeMP Paul Calandra last week on thegovernments plan for
Canada in Iraq.Calandra continually evaded the ques-tions and
responded with anon-sequiturial criticism ofthe NDPs position on
Israel over and over again.
It was awful, it was embarrassing,it made a mockery of
respectful debateamong adults at the highest level ofpower in
Canada.
Dealing with non-answers is a com-mon frustration for
journalists, whichonly partially explains why Calandrais getting
scorched by the media.Regular folks are also finding the
now-infamous Mulcair-Calandra exchange
annoying as a video of theincident makes the rounds onsocial
media.
Calandra delivered a tear-ful apology in the House last
Friday,and CBC reported that a senior stafferin the Prime Ministers
Office put himup to the non-answers. (Make no mis-
take, his apology was likely scripted bysenior bureaucrats as
well.)
However, the authenticity of an apol-ogy is measured by action.
You can cryall you want and you can say sorry, butare you willing
to change your behav-iour?
The Conservatives had a chance todo just that, thanks to an NDP
motionthat would give the speaker morepower to stop irrelevant
questions andanswers during question period.
The vote was Tuesday night, and aswe were going to press,
Burnaby-New
Westminster MP Peter Julian was tryingto get a minimum of 12
Tories to sup-port the motion to get it passed.
When the NOW last spoke withJulian, he had one. The speaker
alreadyhas the power to quash irrelevancy inother areas of the
house its just ques-tion period where this silliness stillhappens.
If Calandra is truly sorry forhis performance in the house, we
expecthim to not only support the motionbut lobby his fellow Tories
to back it.Otherwise, his apology is just moreempty theatrics.
First Nations haveclout in this fight
Is writer living in a glass house?Dear Editor:
Re: Letters to the Editor: Protesters help terror-ism, Burnaby
NOW, Sept 24 and Put conspiracytheories away, Burnaby NOW, Sept.
26.
Letter writer Ziggy Eckardt wrote about whatmight happen if we
stop developing Canadas natu-ral resources: The world is not going
to stop usingoil. Canadas potential customers will simply
keepbuying it from their old suppliers in the MiddleEast. He also
pointed out that Islamic terroristsare for the most part financed
by oil producing Arabstates.
It is obvious that subsequent writer Lou Kaiserdoes not like
these statements. But, instead of offer-
ing a rational rebuttal, Kaiser uses the age-old tacticof those
who have nothing of substance to contrib-ute to any given debate.
He simply resorts to namecalling and attacking the messenger.
He starts by calling Eckardts common sensestatements conspiracy
theories. And then he pro-ceeds, while oblivious that it could be
more fittinglyapplied to Kaiser himself, to drop the bombshell:
Itseems to be outside his grasp to see that there areother points
of view out there besides his own.
Kaisers lack of tolerance for different opinionsgoes so far that
he accuses these folks, meaninganyone who disagrees with him, of
being financedby American corporations.
He really knows how to dish it out! He devotes
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
fully 153 words to this kind of ad homi-nem innuendos.
And then, at the end of his letter, per-haps to justify his lack
of reasoning, hetacks on 22 words of platitudes aboutclean air,
clean water and future gener-ations as if to accuse those of us who
sup-port responsible resource development ofnot valuing these
motherhood-and-apple-pie concepts.
Kaisers conduct is reminiscent of theold adage about people who
live in glasshouses.
I respectfully suggest that he searchGoogle Web and Videos for
the phraseforeign-funded environmentalists.
Eva Derton, Burnaby
Are your concerns moreimportant than others?Dear Editor:
With regard to the letter by Jim Ervin,How Is MLA spending her
time? (BurnabyNOW, Sept. 26) with regard to smartmeters, may I
submit the following:
Jane Shin gets hundreds of lettersrequesting her to take action
on someindividuals personal complaint.
She doesnt run the legislature.
She is fortunate if she gets an opportu-nity to address even one
or two conten-tious problems since she is only one of85 members
with a right to address thehouse.
Furthermore, if the problem area is notwithin her portfolio, she
would forward itto the member that is involved for
his/herconsideration.
In the meantime, she did tell the com-plainant that she would
discuss this withSharon Stone of the Anti-SmartmeterCoalition when
they meet at the end ofOctober.
So she is taking his request seriously.As for the newsletter
that went out last
spring, that was probably in final draftlong before the request
by the complainantwas made.
At that time, as of right now, there wasnothing to report.
I would humbly suggest that the per-son who wrote this letter to
the editor isnot well apprised of parliamentary proce-dures, wrote
in ignorance of any actionsthat may have already happened withinthe
party and the legislature, or errone-ously believes that his
concerns outweighthe concerns of others.
When there is something to report, itwill be reported in the
newsletter of theNDP minister responsible for such con-cerns, not
Jane Shin.
Dolores Myles, Burnaby
continued from page 6
Letter attack unwarranted
of fracking, which involvesinjecting huge amounts ofwater laced
with chemicalsdeep into the ground inorder to loosen gas depos-its.
But so far, at least,there is not much evidenceof a groundswell of
oppo-sition to this practice.
But the opposition,from both the generalpublic and First
Nations,towards the Site C damproject will likely
increasesubstantially in the yearsahead. Chief Wilsonargues that
his territoryis already abuzz with allkinds of industrial activ-ity
fracking, gas wells,windfarms and to addboth LNG pipelines and
amassive hydroelectric damis simply too much, andthats an argument
thatwill likely gain more trac-tion with the public.
So dont be entirely sur-prised if the B.C. govern-ment loses
enthusiasm for
building Site C if it realizesdoing so may jeopardize amore
prized part of its eco-nomic and energy strategy getting an LNG
industryfirmly established in thisprovince.
!I see the Ministry of
Children and FamilyDevelopment is onceagain displaying its
trade-mark tone-deafness, as ithas apparently decidedto deduct
post-second-ary bursaries from anyfinancial aid foster youthreceive
from the province.
Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the B.C.Representative forChildren and
Youth, blewthe whistle on the schemelast week, calling it pettyand
embarrassing.She had led a successfulcampaign to provide
freetuition for foster youth,who statistically facetougher
challenges whenit comes to education,
employment and avoidingpoverty.
A number of B.C. finan-cial institutions stepped upto the plate,
and providedfree tuition or bursaries.But now the ministry
isclawing them back fromthese vulnerable youth.Turpel-Lafond
disclosedone case that saw a fosteryouth have a $1,300 bur-sary
deducted from hersupport payments, and shesays she has heard froma
number of other fosteryouth over the summerwho reported similar
sto-ries.
Turpel-Lafond hasdemanded the problembe fixed immediately.Given
her track record ofwinning these kinds ofbattles, I can only
assumeit will be. But as of thiscolumns writing, it hadnot. Get on
it, MCFD.
Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalB.C.
continued from page 6
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The NDP is attempting to keep questionperiod in the House of
Commons on trackwith a motion to give the House Speakermore powers
to block irrelevant questionsand answers.
The party used its opposition dayto put the motion forward,
however, themajority-holdingConservatives could verylikely vote it
down unless at least 12 Toriessupport it. The vote takes place
Tuesdaynight, after NOW deadlines.
NDP House leader Peter Julian, the MPfor Burnaby-NewWestminster,
is working
on bolstering Tory support.Canadians expect question period
to actually include answers, Julian toldthe NOW. Other
jurisdictions, otherparliaments, like theUnited Kingdom
andAustralia, already givetheir speaker this abil-ity.
The NDP motionfollowed a recentexchange betweenNDP leader
TomMulcair and Tory MPPaul Calandra. WhenMulcair askedCalandraabout
the governmentsplan in Iraq, Calandraresponded with an unrelated
criticism onthe NDPs position in Israel repeatedly.
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Has question periodgone off the rails?
NDP motion would give theHouse Speaker more powerto block
irrelevant exchangesJennifer Moreaustaff reporter
The Union of B.C. Municipalities has anew president, and its
Burnaby Coun. SavDhaliwal.
As the UBCMs annual conferencewrapped up in Whistler last week,
theCity of Burnaby announced Dhaliwalsacclamation as the head of
the presidentscommittee. Previously, he held the posi-tion of first
vice-president on the commit-tee, and he currently sits on the
Federationof Canadian Municipalities B.C. board ofdirectors.
I look forward to representing Burnabyand all other UBCM local
governmentmembers to maximize the many benefitsUBCMmembership
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provincial and federal govern-ments and agencies as they develop
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BurnabyRCMPStaff Sgt.Wayne Baier and auxiliaryConst. Larry Wong
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Both Baier and Wongsurpassed their fundraisinggoals of $6,000,
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the past four years, theresbeen no increase in para-medic
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Mayor Derek Corriganclarified that theBurnaby FireD e p a r tm e
n tis happy torespond to non-fire emergen-cies but stressedthat
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thatmaydelaypara-medics fromgetting to theirnext call, can be a
matter oflife and death.
We dont mind thatwere the closest to thescene, but the program
is
exacerbated when, in fact, ittakes a half-hour for a para-medic
vehicle to arrive,he said, calling on the pro-vincial government to
step
up the servicelevels for B.C.municipalities.
I hate to becomp la in ingabout the levelof service byanother
orderof government,but this justisnt satisfac-tory, both inthe
sense of thehospital beingable to serviceproperly and in
the sense of the paramedicsbeing available to us.
In April, Burnaby FireChief Doug McDonaldcriticized B.C.
Emergency
Health Services for down-grading certain types ofmedical
emergencies, caus-ing longer wait-times forambulances. He cited
sever-al incidents, including a 21-minute wait for an ambu-lance
after a local man wentinto cardiac arrest.
That incident promptedBurnaby-Deer Lake MLAKathy Corrigan, then
theNDP critic for Public Safetyand Corrections, to call onHealth
Minister Terry Laketo order an investigationinto the incident.
Follow Jacob Zinn onTwitter, @jacobzinn
continued from page 1
Ambulance: Councillors saywait times arent good enough
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Awalk through history in the HeightsWhat was Burnaby Heights
like in the 1960s and`70s?Local resident Jack Bramhill, 60, spoke
at aBurnaby Historical Society gathering recently, giving usa
glimpse back in time through the eyes of a child.
The city has changed from a sleepy suburb to a hubof
construction activity, but Bramhill recalled when theBosa brothers,
now major development magnates, werestill attending Burnaby Heights
Secondary.
Like now, the Heights was the place to shop. Hastingswas lined
with billboards and empty lots, where kids
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streets were covered ingravel, and if you fell off yourbike, youd
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the place to go for ice cream, before it wastorn down and replaced
by a Smittys pancake restau-rant. Valley Bakery, still a popular
shop today, was upand running at the time. Rays Associated Grocery,
onOxford and Gilmore, was the place to buy baseball cardsand candy,
like licorice pipes and cigarettes made ofsugar now considered
inappropriate for children.
If you went bowling in the Heights, in the days
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over.
These are the memories of Burnaby I have as achild, Bramhill
told the audience, while flippingthrough a slideshow of
black-and-white photos from thecitys archives.
Bramhill wasnt the only one sharing memories.Audience members
brought photos and relics from daysgone by, sharing their memories
of the Heights.
See page 12 for more
NOWThen&
Then &Now:At left,HastingsStreet in 1968,looking eastfrom
GilmoreAvenue. Signsfor Wosks andthe AdmiralHotel arevisible
acrossthe street.Below, thesame spoton HastingsStreet today.Below
left, ascene fromthe PopularCafe in 1976 at4010 Hastings,now the
siteof Chad ThaiRestaurant.
Decadespast:From left,some of thebillboardsalongHastingsStreetin
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Your Burnaby Fire Department will havean Engine at the Home
Depot located at
Henning Drive on Saturday Oct. 4th
from 10am-2pm as part of theirFire Safety Days.
Come by and meet some of your local firefighters. Learn how to
stay safeand prevent fires in your home. Lots of pamphlets and take
away informationon fire safety will be available all day.
www.burnaby.ca
A Message from Burnabys Fire Chief:As part of the Annual Fire
Prevention week, the Burnaby FireDepartment will be hosting
information displays related to FirePrevention and Safety Awareness
at Lougheed Town Center andat Home Depot (3950 Henning Drive) on
Saturday October 4th.
The 2014 theme is:
Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives. TestYours Every Month!Properly
functioning smoke alarms provide an early warning ofsmoke and fire.
A smoke alarm becomes your Nose at Night.Since most fatal fires
occur during the night when people aresleeping, a smoke detector
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at all! Remember to testthe batteries in your smoke alarms at
regular intervals and ensureyour family has a fire escape plan. To
escape safely you mustmake sure that everyone in the home knows
about, and haspracticed the plan.
We will have information pamphlets on hand regarding smokealarms
and carbon monoxide detectors. As well, we will beteaching everyone
how to properly use a fire extinguisher byholding demonstrations
and allowing those in attendance to useour fire extinguisher
simulator!
Children can also enter to win:
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Please come out and join us at Lougheed Town Centeror Home Depot
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safe.We hope to see you there!
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18 Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Burnaby NOW
FIREPREVENTION
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The City of Burnaby salutes the effortsof its reghters in
preventing res.We value their outstanding work.
Derek Corrigan, Mayor
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S The leading cause of fires inthe kitchen is unattended
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Most cooking fires in the homeinvolve the stovetop.
Cooking and Kids: Have akid-free zoneof atleast 3feet around the
stove andareas where hot food or drinkis prepared or carried.
COOKWITH CAUTION Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed
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IF YOU HAVE A COOKING FIRE... Just get out! When you leave,
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sure others are gettingout and you have a clear way out. Keep a lid
nearby when youre cooking to smothersmall grease res. Smother the
re by sliding the lidover the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave
the pancovered until it is completely cooled. For an oven re turn
off the heat and keep the doorclosed.
Cooking SafetyCooking brings family and
friends together, provides anoutlet for creativity and can
berelaxing. But did you know thatcooking res are the numberone
cause of home res andhome injuires? By following afew safety tips
you can preventthese res.
Smok
e alarms save lives!
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Thank You Firefighters
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Smok
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SmokeAlarms
Preventing home fires inBurnaby is always our numberone
priority. We work in part-nership with our citizens.
Burnabysresidents need to provide the bestprotection to keep their
homes andfamilies safe in the event of a fire.This can be achieved
by developingan escape plan which you practiceregularly and
equipping homes withlife-saving technologies like smokealarms and
home fire sprinklers.
The following tips will help keepyour family safe if there is a
fire inyour home:
Install smoke alarms inside eachbedroom, outside each
sleepingarea, and on every level of the home(including the
basement).
Interconnect all smoke alarms inthe home so when one sounds,
theyall sound.
Test smoke alarms at least monthlyand replace all smoke alarms
whenthey are 10 years old or sooner ifthey do not respond when
tested.
Make sure everyone in your homeknows how to respond if the
smokealarm sounds.
Pull together everyone in yourhousehold and make a plan.
Walkthrough your home and inspect allpossible ways out. Households
withchildren should consider drawinga floor plan of your home,
markingtwo ways out of each room, includ-ing windows and doors.
If you are building or remodellingyour home, consider installing
homefire sprinklers.
If a Fire Actually Starts:
In the event that a fire does start inthe home, the following
steps shouldbe taken:
1. First, get out!
2. Dial 911 from a neighbours house.
3. Dont go back into the burninghouse.
4. If you think someone is trappedinside, tell the firefighters
whenthey arrive.
For more information about firesafety visit
www.safeathome.ca
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Thank you to all BurnabyFireghters for your
commitment and dedicationto our community
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MAKE SURE A FIRE NEVER STARTS BY FOLLOWINGTHESE SIMPLE TIPS: If
you smoke use large, deep ashtrays. If anyone in the homesmokes,
smoke outside. Never smoke in bed.
Dont reach for danger! Wear tight-fitting or rolled-up
sleeveswhen cooking and dont reach over a hot burner. Always stayin
the kitchen when you are cooking.
Always blow out candles before leaving the room. Ensure items
that can burn are one metre away from spaceheaters.
Avoid overloading the electrical outlets. Extension cordsshould
be used only as a temporary connection.
Avoid running cords under rugs, which can damage the cordand
cause a fire.
Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home and outsideall
sleeping areas. Test smoke alarms once a month andreplace the
battery once a year, or whenever the low-batterywarning sounds.
Know exactly what to do and where to go if there is a fire.
Planand practice your escape! Develop a home fire escape plan
orrefer to your buildings fire safety plan.
Once youve escaped the fire, call the fire department from
aneighbours home.
Fire Safety for Older Adults
Canadian adults 65 years and older are at higher risk of dying
byfire than any other age group.
COMMON FIRE SCENARIOS INVOLVING ADULTS65 YEARS ANDOLDER:1.
People smoking in their living area or bedroom while sleepy.
Burningcigarettes or ashes ignite furniture/bedding or
clothing.
2. People reaching over a hot burner on the stove and igniting
clothing.
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24 Another shutout for KnightsSECTION COORDINATOR Cayley Dobie,
604-444-3059 [email protected]
At first blush, boxers Rosalia Calla andRobert Couzens, of the
North BurnabyBoxing Club, seem like yin and yang.
She is like a humming bird. She isa five-foot-two, 33-year-old
spark plugwho laughs easily, seems to never stopmoving and speaks
as fast as she swings.Her weekly schedule includes workingas a
nutrition expert at a grocery store,coaching other boxers and
training morethan the average football team fits into amonth.
Couzens, 22, works out just as much,but is five-foot-eleven,
soft-spoken, seri-ous, shy unless he is talking about boxingand
speaks carefully, as if considering theimportance of every
word.
Despite their differences, the pair havea lot in common besides
their shared club.They are both experienced, accomplishedboxers
heading along with three otherfighters from their club to the
WorldBoxing Council (WBC) amateur Canadianchampionships, in
Mississauga later thismonth.
Callas list of accomplishments in thering include 2006 and 2009
B.C. BronzeGloves Champion, 2007-2008 B.C. topfemale boxer of the
year award, 2008Tacoma Golden Gloves champion (firstCanadian woman
to win it) and five-timebronze medallist at the Boxing
CanadaNationals, to name a few.
Calla, whose grandfather was a boxerback in his day, started
boxing in 2004 as away to cross-train with the goal of being
afitness model, but once she got started, shecaught the boxing
bug.
I lost my first two matches back-to-back and everybody was like,
Oh maybethis isnt the sport for you, and I was like,Hell no, this
is the sport forme. I am totally going to keepdoing it, she said,
with ahardy laugh.
Calla said boxing is a greatsport for building
confidence,something she lacked as ayoung girl who was some-times
bullied.
Once I step through theropes, that is it. It is like myalter ego
steps in and I am theboss, she said.
Her trainer is full of praise for the nowveteran boxer.
(According to Calla, mostwomen box competitively until they
arebetween 34 and 36 years old.)
Shes busy and she thinks, saidManuel Sobral, Callas trainer and
a for-mer Olympic welterweight (1988 SummerOlympics in Seoul, South
Korea). Shefeints, she moves around instead of juststaying in one
spot all the time.
More than anything, Sobral said, whatmakes Calla a great boxer
is her tenacity.
She sticks at it and she works hard.You have to go through the
good and thebad times, he said.
Asked how shewill do in the 115-poundcategory in Ontario, Sobral
answeredquickly, Shell win.
In spite of hermany years of dedication,training and personal
achievements, sur-prisingly Calla said her proudest achieve-ment
came ringside, last year.
A boxer I train by the name of RemyLavoie won the
WesternCanadian Championships andwas voted top male boxer of2013,
she said. Its great toshare the same enthusiasm Ihave for the sport
[with] futureathletes.
Couzens was one of theyounger athletes Calla gaveher time and
energy.
Calla was Couzens firstsparring partner, when he firstbegan
boxing when he was 12
years old.Robert is like my little brother, she
said.Couzens, a middleweight boxer, is as
humble outside the ring as he is fierce init. He works by day as
a youth programworker for the City of Burnaby and stud-ies
criminology at Douglas College. (Hesaid he isnt sure what he wants
to do oncehe graduates, but will keep working withyouth.)
Born and raised in Burnaby, Couzensis a recent Golden Gloves
Champion(August 2014), four-time WBC CanadianSuper Middleweight
Champion, and 2012
North Burnaby Boxing Club light-heavy-weight champion and those
are just hismost recent accomplishments.
Even though he has enough victoriesto make the average person
arrogant,Couzens isnt taking anything for grantedin his preparation
for the Ontario boutwhere he will compete in the
160-poundcategory.
The training style I am doing now isgenerally working on all the
angles thatI should be looking out for from all theplayers and just
preparing for any stylethat I am going to encounter: big guys,small
guys, fast, slower, counter-puncher,that kind of thing, he
said.
Couzens, a Burnaby North Secondarygrad, started boxing 10 years
ago, whenhis dad took him to a boxing club toencourage his pre-teen
son to be morephysical. Couzens said he wasnt sure hewould like it,
but after one session, likeCalla, he was hooked.
Since I started to now one thing thatattracts me is the glory of
winning, itis really addicting, he said. The otherfactor [that
attracts me] is learning newthings. I dont get frustrated easily,
if I getsomething wrong I like to keep workingand working at it,
until I get it. Theressatisfaction that I have finally worked
atsomething so hard that I learned how todo it, and I am good at it
now.
Couzens coach, anda formerRomanianchampion, Mihai Afloarei tells
a story to
Local boxers hope for winning punchOn the ropes: Robert Couzens
(in white and black) spars with a fellow boxer as Rosalia Calla
watches from the sidelines at Burnaby North Boxing Club. Couzensand
Calla are heading along with three other ghters from their club to
the World Boxing Council amateur Canadian championships later this
month.
Jennifer Thunchercontributor
Jennifer Gauthier/burnaby now
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Once I stepthrough theropes, that is it.It is like my alterego
steps in and Iam the boss.Rosalia CallaNorth Burnaby Boxing
Club
Fight Page 24
Burnaby NOW Wednesday, October 1, 2014 23
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illustrate the natural ability his studenthas in the ring. Six
months ago, a friendof Afloarei, who knew little about boxing,came
to the gym.
Inside the ringwereRobert and anotherboxer from our club, they
were doing shad-ow boxing, when my friend saw Roberthe asked me,
Who is that guy, Mihai, heis a good [boxer]. Even though he is nota
specialist, he recognized that Robert isvery technical, very hard
working and verydedicated, said Afloarei.
Robert is the most beautiful, technicalguy in our gym.
Afloarei said between now and thechampionship, Couzens will be
training sixdays a week to prepare. His dream is thatCouzens makes
the Olympics one day.
Couzens isnt sure that will ever hap-pen, but knows no matter
what the futureholds, he will be in the ring.
I will probably box as long as I canmove, he said. It is just a
lifestyle now.
The World Boxing Council amateurCanadian championships, in
Mississauga,run Oct. 15 to 18.
continued from page 23
The St. Thomas More Collegiate (STM)Knights blanked Kelownas
RutlandVoodoo 53-0 at home at Burnaby LakeSports Complex on
Friday.
The win marks the second shutoutin a row for the Knights after
beatingCoquitlams Centennial 42-0 at their home-coming game on
Sept. 19.
One of the standouts of the game againstRutland was Terrell Jana
who rushed for102 yards, including one touchdown run.His passing
stats were 160-yards whichincluded three touchdowns.
Terrell is growing into his role as aquarterback this year, said
STM headcoach Bernie Kully.
After the first quarter, the score was33-0.
It was a great first quarter for us as ateam today. We started
strong and wereable to carry the momentum throughoutthe course of
the game, said Kully.
The power of the Knights offence wasalso seen in the rushing
touchdowns byAndrew Flett, Jordan Stewart, Matt Smigeland Shane
Noel, who also got a receiving
touchdown.Running back J.J. DesLauriers also
wracked up two receiving touchdowns.Supporting the Knights
offence were
Spencer Moore, who had 36 yards receiv-ing and Smigel with 44
yards.
By halftime, it was 39-0.Having eight different players
score
touchdowns is a great team statistic. I wasvery happy with the
play of our offensiveand defensive lines. They are key in termsof
us creating opportunities for our ath-letes, added Kully.
Speaking of defence, Ben Steele hadfour tackles, which resulted
in lost yardsfor the Voodoo. Steele also added threesacks. Moore
had three tackles and threesacks. Kieran Janes had three
tackles.
Having two shutouts in a row is acredit to the play of our
defense. Especiallyour front seven who are at their best whenthey
get some penetration, said Kully.
STM takes on West Kelownas Mt.Boucherie on the road at the Apple
BowlOct. 3 at 5 p.m.
Jennifer Thuncher
Knights shut out Voodoo
Fight: Championships start Oct. 15
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KEY WEST FORDEMPLOYEE PRICING
BRAND NEW 2014s YEAR END CLEAROUT
ALL NEW VEHICLES SOLD AT DEALER COST PLUS 2%NO OTHER OFFER LIKE
THIS ANYWHERE ELSE!!!
BRAND NEW FORD 2014FOCUS SE SEDAN
Stk #143038.
$21,724MSRPPRICE $20,421
BRAND NEW FORD 2014FIESTA SE SEDAN
LAST 1 AVAILABLEStk #143822.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014FUSION SEDAN
16 REMAINING!!!Stk #143628.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014ESCAPE SPORT UTILITY
Stk #144540.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014MUSTANG V6 COUPE
HURRY! 7 REMAINING.Stk #143320.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014MUSTANG PREMIUM COUPE
V6 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE, RECARO SEATSStk #143554.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014FUSION SE HYBRID
ONLY 10 REMAINING!!!Stk #143639.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014ESCAPE TITANIUM 4WD
NAVIGATION, POWER MOONROOF, LEATHER,HID HEADLAMPS, 19 RIMS
Stk #144580.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014EDGE SEL AWD
NAVIGATION, POWER MOONROOF, LEATHER,20 CHROME RIMS, REVERSE
CAMERA
Stk #144932.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014EXPLORER LIMITED AWD
NAVIGATION, POWER MOONROOF, LEATHER,HEATED STEERING WHEEL,
ACTIVE PARK ASSIST
Stk #145042.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014F150 STX 4X2 SUPERCAB
Stk #146016.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014F150 XLT 4X4 CREW CAB
Stk #146589.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014F150 FX2 TREMOR REGULAR CAB
RAREFX APPEARANCE PKG, REVERSE SENSING
Stk #146002.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014F150 FX4 4X4 CREW CAB
3.5L ECOBOOST, MOONROOF, MAX TRAILERTOW, TAILGATE STEP, REAR
VIEW CAMERA
Stk #146542.
BRAND NEW FORD 2014F150 LARIAT 4X4 CREW CAB
3.5L ECOBOOST, NAVIGATION, MOONROOF,HID HEADLIGHTS, 20 CHROME
RIMS,
LARIAT CHROME PACKAGE Stk #146561.
YOUR F150 HEADQUARTERS
OVER 70 TO CHOOSE FROM!
Kirk McLeansPreferred Car Dealer
Appointments & Directions Call Toll-Free
301 Stewardson Way, New WestminsterSHOP24/7@ keywestford.com
1-866-549-8503
$22,140 $24,164 $26,214MSRP MSRP MSRPPRICE PRICE PRICE$20,685
$23,381 $25,672
$27,354MSRPPRICE $25,673
$55,199MSRPPRICE $52,597
$43,599MSRPPRICE $40,979
$41,849MSRPPRICE $39,120
$31,664MSRPPRICE $29,829
$32,649MSRPPRICE $28,264
$34,399MSRPPRICE $26,656
$44,149MSRPPRICE $34,437
$44,364MSRPPRICE $35,645
$55,409MSRPPRICE $44,543
$60,059MSRPPRICE $48,717
Price is net of all Ford Incentives, does not include dealer doc
fee of $499, taxes or levy. Ad expires on Oct 3rd, 2014. Vehicle
may not be exactly as shown. *Only applies to Brand New 2014 Ford
Vehicles.
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