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The B.C. governments deci-sion to implement full-day
kin-dergarten in 2011 is creatingtrouble at a Burnaby parish.
Parents with preschool-agedchildren currently enrolled atSt.
Francis de Sales, a privateCatholic school affiliated withthe
church of the same name, areworried about the
uncertaintysurrounding the fate of the pro-gram and have started a
peti-tion asking the Archdiocese ofVancouver to force the parish
toaddress it.
Two years ago, the govern-
ment said that kindergartenwould go full-time in 2011,said
Sandra Wong, one of over adozen parents who have alreadywritten a
letter to the parishpriest, Father Thomas Smith,expressing their
frustration withthe lack of progress. So theschool has known for
two yearsthat this was going to happen.We want to put a bit of
pressureon them so that they realize thisis really important to
people.
The Balmoral Street indepen-dent school currently offers
twoseparate preschool options forparents. Preschool 3 is
offeredTuesday and Thursday from 1 to3 p.m. for three-year-olds,
while
preschool 4 is offered for kidsa year older at the same timeon
Monday, Wednesday andFriday.
It is the preschool 3s that arein jeopardy of not having a
spotnext year, and it is the preschool3 parents that are driving
thesave the preschool campaign,Wong explained, saying it wouldbe
difficult to try and enrol chil-dren into other preschool pro-grams
at neighbouring parishes,as preference is given to kidsalready in
their systems.
She said that parents wereonly informed at a meeting
inmid-September that the pre-school program could be closed
next year due to increased needfor kindergarten space. One ofthe
possible options presented bythe parish at the meeting wouldrequire
$500,000 to be raised byDecember.
Why was this option notcommunicated to both
parentsandparishionerswell in advance,so as to provide a
reasonableopportunity to raise the funds?asked Wong, who said her
fam-ily moved to the area specificallyto be close to St. Francis de
Sales.They havent been asked to par-ticipate, they havent been
askedto do anything.
No pottyplace forpooches
While doing ones business,indoors is the best option for
humans,but the same is not the case forcanines.
That is the message doggie day-care owner Kathleen Dickie has
beentrying to get through to the City ofBurnaby.
Dickie, who owns Canine CornerDoggie Day Care on Goring
Street,has been struggling to address theproblem of where her
charges shouldpoop since opening six-and-a-halfyears ago, she
said.
Its an ongoing issue.The problem is that Burnabys
current bylaw requires kennels anddog daycares to keep the
animals inan enclosed building, with no allow-ance for the pups to
poop outside.
They dont allow dog daycares tohave outdoor areas to go to the
bath-room in, she said.
Bylaw 11271 comes under the ken-nel regulation bylaw enacted in
1960,and states: No person shall operateor carry on or permit to be
operatedany animal training or daycare facili-ties except
completely within anenclosed building.
Dickie pointed out that, at the timeof the bylaws creation, dog
daycareswere not as prevalent as today.
Its never been revised, shesaid.
In 1997, city council adopted a
Parish parents start petitionAndrew Flemingstaff reporter
Preschool Page 9
THE CHANGING CITY
City bylaw puts doggiedaycare owner in a bind
Janaya Fuller-Evansstaff reporter
Dogs Page 9
Raising concerns: SandraWong is one of the parents fromSt.
Francis de Sales parishwhohave started a petition over their
concernsabout the future of a parish preschool. Theyre worried
about how it could be affected by plans for full-day
kindergarten.
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Life in Burnaby
The good, the bad and the politicalBurnaby NOW reporters
Jennifer
Moreau and Janaya Fuller-Evans askedlocal leaders from the
education, businessand community sectors what they thoughtof
Premier Gordon Campbells speechfrom Wednesday. Heres what they
said.
Susan Lambert, B.C. Teachers Federationpresident and Burnaby
teacher-librarian:
Were very, very disappointed becausethere are such critical
needs weve identi-fied in the system. And none of them
wereaddressed by the speech. That announce-ment (about more
StrongStartprograms) has been made overand over and over.
StrongStartprograms in and of themselvesare good programs, but the
prob-lem is they dont address theneed. You have to be a
parentstaying at home with your childor a grandparent to attend
thoseprograms. If you are the workingpoor, you cant attend
them.
(About Campbells commit-ment to ensure that every Grade4 student
will be up to par forreading, writing and math withinthe next five
years.)
He doesnt understand how childrenlearn. Theres no particular
point in achilds kindergarten-to-Grade 12 learn-ing experience
where every child is at thesame place at any one time. Children
learn
at different rates at different times, acrosscurriculums, across
grade levels. We cantexpect every child to be at the very sameplace
at any particular time across thatspectrum otherwise they are all
peas inthe pod, they are all cookie cutters. Weknow children arent
like that.Children are unique.
Jeanne Fike, executive director,Burnaby Family Life:
The community social ser-vices sector welcomes the inclu-
sion and expansion ofStrongStart programswith the Ministry
ofEducation. Its verygood news, this invest-ment, but the
communitysocial services sectors,the non-profit sector, hasbeen
delivering theseprograms successfully and has theexpertise for 30
to 50 years. Wevegot the long history in these com-munities. We
need to be respectedfor our expertise and our experi-ence, and be
involved as an equalpartner, for the transition because
the transfer to the Ministry of Education isgoing to have a
far-reaching impact in allthe communities that have been
previouslydelivering these services. Communitiesneed to work with
their local boards of
education to make sure theres a smoothtransition. Whats missing
from thisspeech is comment on the governmentsnon-profit initiative,
which is concernedwith how government contracts with com-munity
agencies in B.C. and challenges
around procurement practices. The trend seems to be reducingthe
number of contracts prov-incewide. The other part of thespeech was
about the 15 per centtax cut. Many families in Burnabyare living
below the poverty line.We have the lowest tax rate, butit doesnt
help. This announce-ment wont impact families livingin poverty
because theydont pay tax now, and itwont increase money intheir
pockets to survive.They are already livingin poverty. I would
like
to have seen more investment incommunity social services and
anincrease in the minimum wage.
Brian Bonney,Burnaby resident,director of provincial
affairsB.C., Canadian Federation ofIndependent Business
The primary reason(Campbells announcement on thepersonal income
tax cut) is a posi-
tive thing is that any time you reduce taxesfor British
Columbians, you put moneyin their pockets, and they do spend
it.Studies show that any time you give moremoney to people (in the
form of tax cuts),they spend the money, and businesses inturn make
plans to expand. (It) resultsin business owners becoming more
con-fident and expanding. As you hire moreBritish Columbians, there
are more peopleworking and spending money. When youreduce income
taxes, tax revenues actu-ally grow. (With the governments 25
percent tax cut in 2001) within six years, rev-enues grew by almost
$1 billion, mainlybecause it resulted in small businesses gain-
ing confidence (Spending isntdependent on a good economy)in both
circumstances, even in adeclining economy, people chooseto spend in
a variety of ways.(Though they may contribute toRRSPs or pay off
some debt,) agood portion is spent. It is goingto help when it
comes to the HST(Harmonized Sales Tax). This taxcut affected medium
income earn-ers. Its not going to affect peoplewho are going to buy
a home (theextra $200 to $600 in their pocketper year), and (thats)
the biggestHST-affected purchase, right now,
Its the most wonderful timeof the year, at least it should
be.But for local low-income families,Christmas can be costly.
Thatswhy, year after year, the BurnabyChristmas Bureau has been
mak-ing sure people in need haveenough food on the table
andpresents under the tree for theholidays.
The Burnaby ChristmasBureau is really about the com-munity
coming together andcelebrating the holiday. Its anopportunity for
those who havehad a good year to (reach out to)those who have faced
some chal-lenges and could use a little help,said Stephen DSouza,
executivedirector of Burnaby CommunityConnections, the
non-profit
group that facilitates the bureau.Its the spirit of
Christmas.
The bureau provides low-income Burnaby families withfood
certificates, so they can pickout things they like for
Christmasdinner, and access to a toy roomto select presents for
their kids.
Registration this year runsfrom Nov. 1 to Dec. 3, at thebureau
toy room at Metropolisat Metrotown. (They are in themall, close to
Toys R Us on thelower level.) Registration hoursare Monday to
Friday, from 10a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdaysand Sundays, from 11
a.m. to 6p.m. Donations of toys or moneycan also be made at the
mall loca-tion.
Registration will also takeplace at Eastburn Community
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WEIGH IN ON
PREMIERS SPEECH
Susan LambertBCTF president
Jeanne FikeBurnaby Family Life
Brian BonneyB.C. CanadianFederation ofIndependentBusiness
Toy room: Stephen DSouza, from Burnaby Community Connections, in
the Christmas Bureau toyroom at Metropolis at Metrotown. The bureau
needs donations to fill the shelves this season.
THE CHRISTMAS BUREAU
Speech Page 4
Jennifer Moreaustaff reporter
Campaign starts
Christmas Bureau Page 10
Larry Wright/burnaby now
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home buying. But withrestaurant meals, that $600extra a year,
thats wherewere going to see a hugeeffect.
It helps small busi-nesses retain employees,which means
employmentfor lower-income earners
(so theres a trickle downeffect). (As for how itwill affect
small businessowners opinions of thepremier) as a leader, thatwill
happen over a longerperiod of time.
The tax cut doesnt comeinto effect until next year.Youve got to
ask yourself,
why is he announcing thisnow? Its about improv-ing peoples
confidence, sosmall business owners cansee he does have a plan
toimprove the economy. Thatconfidence is even greaterthan the
actual effect of thetax cut. Hes saying, its OKagain to take
risks.
Premier GordonCampbell delivered a per-sonal address to
BritishColumbians on Oct. 27.
Here are some of thehighlights: A 15 per cent reductionin
personal income tax forthe first $72,000 earned. Itsthe
second-largest personalincome tax cut in B.C. his-tory. A
commitment to build100 more StrongStart BCcentres. StrongStart is
afree, drop-in play-basedlearning program for pre-kindergarten kids
who areaccompanied by a care-giver. Early childhood
learningassessments, starting nextyear, for every five-year-old
child entering kinder-garten to tailor educationalprograms to meet
theirlearning needs.
A commitment that,within the next five years,every child that
gradu-
ates from Grade 4 will bereading, writing and doingmath at a
Grade 4 level.
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Speech: Community response mixed
Promises: Premier Gordon Campbell in his televisedaddress to
British Columbians Oct. 27.
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James Douglas. Upon theirtriumphant return, Moodychristened it
BurnabyLake, quite possiblybecause Blake Lake didnthave nearly the
same ringto it.
Thirty-odd years later,a group of citizens decidedthey might as
well keepthe name for their newlyincorporated town.
Robert Burnaby didntspend long as Moodyssecretary, however,
decid-ing instead to try andmake a name for himselfas a
businessman. It didntexactly work out. As his-torian Madge
Wolfendenputs it delicately in theDictionary of CanadianBiography:
The exigenciesof a mercantile career seemto have overwhelmed
thisman who, by upbringingand training, was moresuited to a
position in gov-ernment service.
Burnabys first busi-ness venture, building a
coal mine in Burrard Inlet,didnt pan out due to anabsence of
coal in BurrardInlet. He then tried hishand at real estate
withsimilar luck going sofar as taking the so-calledThree
Greenhorns (JohnMorton and brothersFitzgerald and SamuelMcCleery),
the founders ofwhat is now VancouversWest End, to court claim-ing
he had a prior claim tothe peninsula.
The judge ultimatelydismissed the documentsBurnaby produced
tomake his case as forgeriesobviously written by aliar or a
knave.
But at least he got astreet in the neighbour-hood named after
him as aconsolation prize.
Burnaby then decidedto enter politics, long therefuge of failed
business-men (not to mention liarsand knaves), and spentfive years
as the MLA forEsquimalt and Metchosin.
During his time inVictoria, he was a keyfigure in starting both
thecitys chamber of com-merce and a local chapterof the Freemasons.
Hewas also highly involvedin amateur theatre, whichcould (ahem)
possibly helpexplain why the lifelongbachelor never producedan
heir. (If so, it would cer-tainly dovetail nicely withRobert
Burnaby Parkssecret reputation as a gaycruising spot.)
Burnaby eventuallyreturned home to Englandafter falling ill and,
whilehe failed to continue thefamily name, he nonethe-less managed
to lend itto a total of 11 places inB.C. more than any otherpioneer
including, alongwith several local land-marks, an ocean strait,
amountain range and anisland in Haida Gwaii.
Andrew Fleming is areporter with the BurnabyNOW and The
Record.
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Burnaby: Who was he, anyway?
supports any program that results in peo-ple being punished by
the law becausethat is what (they think) sells newspapersand
increases TV ratings.
And like the politicians, editors andpublishers just love a law
that enablesthem to work themselves into a rageabout how society is
going to hell in ahand basket because of a few rotten eggsthat
should be thrown into jail forthwithand the key thrown away.
Prohibition is perfect for this practicebecause it is for the
children. Drug users are a minority:
The prohibition of alcohol both inCanada and in the U.S., like
all prohibi-tions, failed to achieve the hoped forresults, but,
because drinkers were themajority, politicians listened and acted
toabolish it.
Because the number of marijuana usersis increasing, that drug
may well be legal-ized before long, but the users and sellersof
other illegal drugs such as heroin and
cocaine will have to wait a little whilelonger until their drug
is legalized.
Once marijuana is legalized and it nolonger possesses the lure
of the forbiddenfruit, you can be sure the popularity ofanother
illegal drug will skyrocket untilthat drug becomes favoured by the
major-ity and is legalized and the whole cyclebegins again. The
police favour prohibition:
This is a no brainer, of course. Drugprohibition is the greatest
police employ-ment booster ever.
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So much for encouraging folks to usepublic transit.
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zoning amendment for animal training anddaycare facilities, to
be mentioned sepa-rately from kennels, in C4 and M1 throughM4
districts.
Canine Corner is in a C4 district.Other cities, such as
Vancouver, have
updated bylaws to make running a dogdaycare easier in the city,
Dickie said, andadded that while Port Moody has a similarbylaw, it
is not enforced.
In Burnaby, daycares or kennels thatwant an outdoor space must
be set up onland zoned for agricultural use, she said,and there
isnt that much agricultural landavailable.
Craig Collis, chief licensing inspectorfor the city, confirmed
the current bylawprevents dog daycares from allowing theircharges
to go to the bathroom outside.
With the current bylaw, the daycares areexpected to take charges
to walk offsite, inparks or trails.
Dickie has been communicating with thecity about the issue for
years and made apresentation at council on Aug. 30.
Council seemed understanding of theissue and asked city staff to
expedite areport on the bylaw, to determine if it needsto be
changed.
It seemed to be well received by coun-cil, Dickie said.
Zeralynne Modequillo, a city staff mem-ber, prepared the report
for the communitydevelopment committee meeting on Oct.26.
The report combines two issues: onepresented by Tony Haller,
vice-president ofWoof Dog Lounge and Spa Inc., who askedthat the
zoning bylaw be amended to allowthe boarding of dogs in Burnabys
industri-al zoning districts, and the issue of outdoorspaces on dog
daycare properties.
The report suggests kennels be allowedoutside the A1
agricultural and A2 smallholdings districts, in M1 throughM4
indus-trial districts.
The report proposes a change to thebylaw, to permit open-air dog
runs withinthe M1, M2 and M3 industrial districts.
There arent any kennel businesses cur-rently licensed in the
city, according to thereport. There are seven dog daycares in
theindustrial districts that could allow open-air runs, out of a
total of nine dog daycaresin the city.
Canine Corner is not in the M1 throughM4 industrial districts,
being in a C4 zone.
Open-air runs should be a minimum of200 square feet and be at
the back of thebuilding, blocked off from the end of theproperty by
a six-foot solid fence, the reportproposes.
Dickie said this would be unrealistic forher business, as the
back of her building isdirectly adjacent to another building.
Shewould need to be able to have outdoorspace in the front, she
said.
The report will go before council forapproval at Monday nights
council meet-ing.
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Wong said the speculation amongsome parents is that Father Smith
doesntagree with the provincial governmentthat small children
should be apart fromtheir parents for such a long period andis
deliberately dragging his feet on thematter.
The parish, which is only really oneperson (Smith), has been
holding backthrough, I think, personal beliefs andso nothing is
being done and its beingstalled as long as possible, she said.
Father Smith did not respond to arequest for an interviewwith
the BurnabyNOW.
However, DonMoric, associate super-intendent for the Catholic
IndependentSchools of the Vancouver Archdiocese,said the
speculation amongst concernedparent is just that.
It is really only speculation at thispoint in time, and I would
go so far as tosay it will likely prove to be an unwar-ranted fear,
he said.
There is some speculation that thepreschool may cease to exist,
and Idencourage you to use the word, that it isonly
speculation.
Wong said there are several ways the
school could meet the increased demand,including installing
portable classroomsin the large empty spot behind thechurch,
putting the three-year-olds inwith the four-year-old, and using
thechurch basement as temporary class-room space until money can be
raised tobuild something permanent.
As an independent school, St. Francisde Sales also has the
option of only offer-ing half-day kindergarten instead of full-day
like public schools.
Moric said that the half-day optionmight well turn out to be the
solution.
Quite honestly, I think it is very, veryhelpful, he said.
Thats a decision thats before thatcommunity right now. I think
havingthat option is going to serve them very,very well. It may
provide them a way ofmaintaining their existing pre-school
andoffering a valid kindergarten program atthe same time.
In the meantime, parents will have towait for a decision by the
church board.
As parishioners, as parents, wevenot been given any options,
Wong said.No surveys asking our opinions, noupdates in the church
bulletin, nothing.
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Centre, 7252 Kingsway Ave., onMondays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
orat McGill library branch, 4595 AlbertSt., on Tuesdays from 10:30
a.m. to 4p.m. and Cameron Recreation Centre,9523 Cameron St., on
Wednesdays,from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Those locations will be acceptingregistrants until Dec. 3.
Want to register?In order to register for help with
the Burnaby Christmas Bureau, heres
what you should bring.
If you are not on income assis-tance: Two current pay cheques or
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eachadult member of the family, or a 2009notice of assessment,
again, for eachadult member of the family. Proof of residency phone
bill,hydro bill or tenancy agreement withyour name and address.
Child tax benefit or care card or
birth certificate with your childrensnames and birthdays.
If you are on income assistance: Current income assistance
chequestub Proof of residency (see above) Child tax benefit or care
card orbirth certificate for each of your chil-dren.
If you are a new immigrant, bringyour immigration papers, and if
youare living on a student loan, bringyour student loan papers.
A 53-year-old man charged withthe double murder of two men
out-side Kamloops last year is now inpolice custody after turning
himselfin to Burnaby RCMP early Tuesdaymorning.
Roy Frederick Fraser turned him-self in to Burnaby RCMP
shortlyafter 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, saidKamloops RCMP
spokespersonConst. Cheryl Bush.
Investigators from Kamloops arenow in Burnaby to deal with
Mr.Fraser, said Bush.
A Canada-wide warrant wasissued for Fraser, who is chargedwith
first-degree murder in thedeath of Damien Marks, 31, and
sec-ond-degree murder in the death ofKenneth Yaretz, 24.
The remains of Yaretz and Markswere recovered at a rural
propertyoutside Kamloops in May 2009.
While Yaretz has been looselylinked to the Kamloops chapter of
theIndependent Soldiers a violent gangof drug dealers with ties to
the HellsAngels Marks was considered anupstanding citizen with no
criminalrecord and a good job.
Marks and Yaretz moved into anapartment together on April 16,
2009.Marks phoned his father that night tosay he and Yaretz were
driving aboutan hour north of Kamloops, to pickup some of Yaretzs
belongings.
Cheryl Chan, The Province
Police seek witnessesto motorcycle chase
It made all the evening newscasts
in mid-October, but the RCMP nowneed witnesses to come
forward.
Two speeding motorcycle driv-ers took the Air 1 police
helicop-ter for quite a journey through theLower Mainland on Oct.
13, reachingspeeds of 200 km/h as they wentfrom Coquitlam, through
Burnaby,to the North Shore and then back toVancouver and
Burnaby.
At the time of the incident, anRCMP press release noted that
theentire sequence was caught on sur-veillance video from the Air 1
heli-copter.
The film shows one or both driversrunning multiple red lights,
passingon double lines, shoulders and exitlanes, nearly colliding
with oncom-ing traffic, and doing in excess of 120km/hour through a
school zone dur-ing school hours.
Along Highway 1 in Burnaby,both motorcycles were literally
pass-ing cars like they were standing still,said Sgt. Peter
Thiessen in a pressrelease.
Even after the first motorcyclistwas pulled over in North
Vancouver,the second continued on, crossingback to Vancouver and
Burnaby.
Upon reaching Kingsway, thesuspect vehicle went through the
redlight and travelled east in the west-bound lanes for about 100
metres,said Thiessen. The driver then nar-rowly missed pedestrians
at JoyceStreet.
As the motorcyclist continuedthrough Vancouver and Burnaby
athigh speeds, Air 1 continued its videosurveillance.
The driver lost control of thevehicle and crashed it near
CentralBoulevard and Imperial Street inBurnaby.
Investigators are hoping to getstatements from witnesses who
mayhave seen the behaviour of the driv-ers of themotorcycles, said
an RCMPpress release.
Witnesses to the incident are askedto contact Const. Dawn Gilhen
ofRCMP Port Mann traffic services at604-526-9744.
Alfie Lau, Burnaby NOW
Man faces charges inwindow smashing
A 33-year-old Burnaby man maybe facing mischief charges after
anOct. 5 morning incident in NewWestminster.
Just after 3 a.m. on Tuesday morn-ing, New Westminster police
went tothe 400 block of East Columbia Streetto respond to reports
of a man smash-ing store windows with a baseballbat.
When police arrived, they talkedto witnesses who gave a
descriptionof the man.
The police tracked him down toan alley north of East Columbia
andwhile the man was originally hos-tile to police officers, he was
sooncalmed down and arrested withoutincident.
Two area businesses sustainedseveral hundred dollars of
damageafter having their large glass win-dows smashed.
Alfie Lau, Burnaby NOW
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Steve Maddock admits that when hefirst trod the boards as
Captain von Trappin The Sound of Music, he felt too young forthe
role.
That was back in 2003, when he playedthe role in Royal
CityMusical Theatres suc-cessful production.
Now, at 43 and with two children ofhis own, the Burnaby-based
actor feelsfar more comfortable in the skin of thefamous character
the naval captain withseven children whose life is changed by
thearrival of the governess Maria.
I could have seven kids, he says mus-ingly.
(Hes quick to add, mind you, that thetwo he has, eight-year-old
Aubrey andthree-year-old Kai, are the perfect family.)
Maddock is starring in the FootlightTheatre production of The
Sound of Music,running at the Michael J. Fox Theatre inBurnaby from
Nov. 5 to 20.
Henotes its a challenge to step into a roleas well-known as that
of the captain, popu-larized on film by Christopher Plummer inthe
1965 movie with Julie Andrews.
Thats where Maddock is grateful forthe vision of director
Lalainia LindbjergStrelau.
Its really easy to play Captain vonTrapp as thismean ogre of a
guy,Maddocksays. Lalainia has chosen not to go thatway at all.
Instead, she has Maddock focusing onthe immense pain and sorrow
von Trapphas suffered in losing his young wife, sothat the captains
stoic exterior hides a manwho is shutting down to hide from
theworld.
Hes going to be multi-dimensional,Maddock says. If I do my job
the way Imsupposed to, hopefully the audience willsee that hes not
really a badman. The audi-ence, they have to like this guy.
It is, he admits, a daunting task for anactor. But hes thrilled
for the chance totry particularly next to Bree Greig, whosplaying
Maria.
Shes just so right for the part. She justlooks like Maria shes
young, shes pretty,she sings like a bird, Maddock says.
An added bonus is that the two have
been sharing the stage with the VancouverPlayhouse production of
The Fantasticks,which just wrapped up an extended run.
Its really going to help she and I inthe chemistry department.
As people andas actors, weve gotten to know each otherso well,
Maddock notes, adding that theirfamiliarity with each other allows
them toanticipate what the other will do at anygiven moment. Its
like athletes that havebeen on the same team for a couple of
years.Hopefully that will read from the audienceperspective.
Even more exciting for Maddock is thefact that hell be playing
alongside his owndaughter Aubrey is appearing as Marta,the
second-youngest of the von Trapp chil-dren.
I cant even begin to tell you how spe-cial that is, Maddock
says, his baritonevoice softening with a warmth that makes it
clear just how deeply he values the oppor-tunity.
He notes that Aubrey who also stud-ies ballet at Spotlight Dance
Centre, playsviolin and loves to sketch and paint isdelighted with
her foray into musical the-atre so far. But Maddock points out
thattheres no guarantee that theyll ever get towork together
again.
I really want to just cherish everymoment of this show, knowing
that maynever happen again, he says. Workingwith my daughter is
second to none.
Whether or not Aubrey continues in themusical theatre world,
Maddock admitsits likely that music will always be part ofher
life.
Maddock himself, besides his musi-cal theatre career, is a jazz
instructor atCapilano University and well-known asa jazz and pop
performer. His wife, Siri
Olesen, is a classically trained soprano whosings with the
renowned chamber groupmusica intima.
There is probably a good chance ourkids are going to lean
towards some kind ofmusic, Maddock admits with a laugh.
(At three, Kai may be a little young topredict, but hes already
enjoying himselfin a music appreciation for toddlers classthrough
Coastal Sound Music Academy,where Olesen teaches part-time.)
Maddock has been run a little ragged,what with performances of
The Fantasticks,rehearsals for The Sound of Music and manyhours of
homework getting ready forthe part not the least of which is
learn-ing to play guitar, which the captain doesonstage.
But hes enthusiastic about the show.Hes impressed with the
talent on stage
12 Mimi at Shadbolt 15 Film opens festivalSECTION COORDINATOR
Julie MacLellan, 604-444-3020 [email protected]
Start spreadin thenews Ol Blue Eyeshimself is in town.Well, OK,
its not Frank
Sinatra, but its a prettygood substitute in theform of Burnabys
ownRick Valiant.
Readers may rememberRick as the lone Canadianto be accepted into
theannual Sinatra Idol con-test this past summer inHoboken, New
Jersey(hometown, of course, ofSinatra himself).
Rick has been honinghis Sinatra tribute act, and
hes just announced a newachievement.
My show that I havebeen working on for thelast two years has
finallyreached its goal: the bigstage and the casinos, hewrote in
an e-mail to theNOW.
Ricks Songs of Sinatrashow takes to the stageat the Rio Theatre
inVancouver on Nov. 5 andthe Cascades Casino in
Langley on Nov. 14.The tribute variety
show will feature Ricksinging a collection ofSinatra hits from
the 1940sto the 90s.
Performing along withRick will be a number oftribute artists hes
beenworking with over theyears. Eli The TigerWilliams, winner of
the2009 Penticton Elvis com-petition, will take the stage
as The King, while AllenMichaels will offer up atribute to local
crooningsensation Michael Bubl.
Robert J. Miller, whosbeen a Buddy Holly trib-ute artist for the
past sev-eral years, will bring hisHolly sounds to the stage,and
Patti Johnson will addher Celine Dion tribute.
My goal as producerof this show is to bringyou good
entertainment at
an affordable price, Rickwrote.
Tickets for the Rioshow are $11. You canbuy online through
www.riotheatre.ca, or [email protected] open at
7:15 p.m. forthe 8 p.m. show.
Partial proceeds arebeing donated to theCanadian Breast
CancerFoundation.
Walking in the captains shoesBurnabys Steve Maddockstars in
Footlight TheatresThe Sound of Music
Julie MacLellanstaff reporter
Coming to life: Director Lalainia Lindbjerg Strelau, centre,
works with Steve Maddock as the captain and Bree Greig as Mariain
rehearsals for the Footlight Theatre production of The Sound of
Music.
Larry Wright/burnaby now
Sinatra tribute artist takes show to the big stage
LIVELY CITYJulie MacLellan
Maddock Page 14
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The Cascades Casinoshow is Sunday, Nov. 14at 8 p.m., with doors
open-ing at 7 p.m. Tickets are$22.50, available at
www.ticketweb.ca.
For more about Rick, seewww.rickvaliant.com.
Wicked funWow, it seems that
every edition brings newsof still more musicaltheatre. The
latest goodnews for local fans isthat Touchstone Theatreis bringing
the WesternCanadian premiere ofMimi(or A Poisoners Comedy)to the
stage at ShadboltCentre for the Arts.
Its running Nov. 3 to 7.The musical is a darkly
funny take on Francesmost infamous serial killer,the Marquise of
Brinvilliers who, as a press releasesays, has a repressivefather, a
young lover, anaccommodating husbandand a thrilling new
hobby:poison.
It stars Jennifer Lines wholl be familiar toVancouver
theatre-goersfor a multitude of roles andwho is one of my
personalfavourite actors from thatsupremely talented lot atBard on
the Beach.
The production hasmoved into rehearsals atShadbolt, and I am
reli-ably informed that it looksfantastic so far and thatJennifer
has an incrediblevoice.
And shes not theonly one. Also appearingis Burnabys own
PeterJorgensen, whos well-known, of course, for hismusical theatre
prowess hes been seen in all sortsof productions with theArts Club
and Royal CityMusical Theatre, amongothers, and hes
co-artisticproducer (with his wife,Katey Wright) of PatrickStreet
Productions, whichhas produced Into TheWoods, The Full Monty andBat
Boy: The Musical to criti-cal acclaim.
Whew. Tracing all theconnections in the musicaltheatre world
could get diz-zying, couldnt it?
In any case,Mimi lookslike its going to be delight-ful.
The cast also includesDonald Adams, GregArmstrong-Morris,
LindaQuibell and SandersWhiting.Musical directionis by Steven
Greenfield,and the production isdirected by Katrina Dunn.
It plays Wednesdayto Saturday at 8 p.m. andSunday at 2 p.m.,
with tick-ets on sale for $25 and $30.Call 604-205-3000 or
seewww.shadboltcentre.com.
If you miss it inBurnaby, it then moves onto the Firehall Arts
Centrein East Vancouver for Nov.
10 to 20. See www.firehallartscentre.ca.
Check out www.touchstonetheatre.com for moreon the theatre
group, orfollow them on twitter
www.twitter.com/TouchstoneInVan.
Clef concertA past Clef Society
music contest winner willreturn to the stage for thesocietys
next concert.
The Clef Society ofBurnaby is hosting a recitalon Sunday, Nov. 7
at 2 p.m.
at Shadbolt Centre for theArts.
It features the pianotalents of Raymond Zeng who, among many
awards,is a past winner of ClefSociety of Burnaby compe-titions. As
well as being anaward-winning pianist, the16-year-old is a
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Lindbjerg Strelau optedto double-cast the parts with the
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Hes happy to get achance toworkwithmusicaldirector Monique
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together as stu-dents at Capilano.
Her husband, MichaelCreber, is leading the pro-fessional
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On the phone from Toronto, her voice ischarged with
enthusiasm.
Im so excited you called! she announc-es.
Shes eager to share her story with thefolks back home yes, this
filmmaker-on-the-go in the big city is a self-describedborn and
bred Burnaby girl, and she stillconsiders Burnaby home.
Bansal has plenty of reason for enthusi-asm these days, since
her short film Sindooris opening the 2010 Vancouver Asian
Filmfestival Nov. 4.
Its not the first honour for the film. Ithas also been screened
at festivals in L.A.,Miami, Ireland and Honolulu, where it
cap-tured a Golden Kahuna Award for excel-lence in filmmaking. It
was nominated forfour 2010 Leo Awards, honouring the bestin British
Columbia Film.
Bansal also captured a 2009 City ofVancouver Mayors Arts Award
forEmerging Artist in Film and New Media.
She admits its nice to get the recogni-tion, especially with the
long road she trav-elled to get the film made.
Bansal says her career in the film indus-try really had its
roots in her high schoolexperiences at Burnaby Central, when shewas
active in human rights causes. It wasthat interest in human rights
that first ledher to Capilano to study film, first in featurefilm
and then in a new documentary pro-gram. As part of her studies, she
travelled toIndia, where she shot a short documentary.She later put
together another documentaryon her grandmother.
The future was looking pretty promising and then the film
industry in Vancouverwent pretty much dead.
When the industry went into hiatus, Ihad to do something on my
own, Bansalsays.
It was January 2009, and she had justfinished up some work with
the NationalFilm Board. Finding herself without imme-diate work,
she sat down at her computerto write. The film, about a young
Indo-Canadian womans search to find peaceafter losing the love of
her life in a caraccident, is based on a true-life event thatBansal
was witness to while vacationingin India. The story tumbled around
in herhead, she says, until she sat down and gavevoice to it.
Then she set about the process of tryingto find the money to
make it happen, send-ing off applications for funding while at
thesame time searching for all the necessaryingredients cast, crew,
locations.
She had everything in place, and then
On the rise: Burnaby filmmaker Mangla Bansal had her short film
Sindoor chosento open the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. It screens
Nov. 4.
Photo contributed/burnaby now
A labour of loveLocal filmmakers work opensVancouver Asian Film
FestJulie MacLellanstaff reporter
Sindoor Page 16
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the funding rejections start-ed. She heard one no afteranother
until, with every-thing in place to start film-ing, she finally
received herlast rejection.
Once I got that no, Iwas in shock, she admits.I was like, I have
the loca-tions in place, I have thecrew in place.
What she needed wasthe money to pay for thecamera and lighting
equip-ment. She didnt pause forlong.
I just thought I shouldsuck it up, she says.
So she poured all herpersonal savings into theproject and filmed
anyway.
She was fortunate, shenotes, that she got an expe-rienced cast
and crew to vol-unteer their time many ofwhom were happy to workat
all, given the state of thefilm industry at the time.Many of them
found Bansalsimply through word ofmouth about the project.
Shes thrilled at the cali-bre of people who came towork on
Sindoor not theleast of them Leo Award-winning actor BalinderJohal,
who recently starredin Deepa Mehtas Heavenon Earth and who plays
themother of the lead charac-ter, Megha (Zara Durrani).
Bansal herself served aswriter, director and produc-
er a combination of hatsshes not in a hurry to wearagain any
time soon, sheadmits with a laugh. Shealso produced the music,a new
rendition of an oldhymn in the Sikh holy book,the Sri Guru Granth
Sahib.
The end result is an eight-minute short that she hopesserves to
open doors for herin the film industry.
I like to call this my call-ing-card film, she explains.
She hopes this film givesher the credibility to moveon and find
funding forother projects including afeature film she wrote
ear-lier this year.
In the meantime, shesspending a lot of her timeon marketing for
Sindoor.As is commonly accepted inthe film industry, she notes:
Making a film is 10 percent of the job, getting it outto people
is 90 per cent.
Shes also busy doing avariety of work in Toronto some for a
documentaryproduction company, somefor CTV, some on
varioustelevision projects.
What the future willbring, shes not sure. Fornow shes content to
gowith the flow.
I have no idea whattomorrow holds, she says.My dreams can change
ina flash.
For more on Bansal, seewww.ramkaliproductions.com.
The Vancouver Asian FilmFestival runs Nov. 4 to 7 atCinemark
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Sindoor: Short film opens festival
Drama: A production still from Sindoor, which opensthe Vancouver
Asian Film Festival on Nov. 4.
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Its a huge prize if yourejudged to be the worldsbest couple, and
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When it was atMetrotown,wehadourownsecurity and so did
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Infiniti, the luxury divi-sion of Nissan, pulledthe wraps off
the 2011edition of its flagship Mseries sedan earlier thisyear. It
comes in both rear-drive and all-wheel-driveversions and has
beencompletely redesignedinside and out, with veryattractive long
and slinkyexterior styling lines.
Under the hood, theresnow a choice of V6 and V8engines, and,
because ofnew technology advances,the new M consumes evenless
fuel.
A new start price of$52,400, for the rear-driveM37 with a
3.7-litre V6, is$3,100 less than the 2010model. The new
rear-driveM56, with a 5.6-litre V8,sells for $66,200.
All-wheeldrive adds $2,500 to thecost of an M, which thenbecomes
the M37x or M56x.Theres optional Premium($3,800), Touring
(Premiumplus $5,100 AWD only)and Sport (Premium plus$7,200 RWD
only) pack-ages; a fully loaded M56xtops out at $73,800.
The looksLower and wider, the
new M has a long hood andshort rear deck, which giveit a
high-powered profile.The M showcases Infinitisnew design language,
andits a significant departurefrom the nice but simplestyling lines
of the outgoingmodel. It features a morefluid look with a lower
beltline, a wavelike front andsculpted fenders that wraparound big
wheels, whichrange from 18 to 20 inchesin diameter.
The new M has a lowerand more aggressivestance, with a wider
track
(38-mm front, 25-mm rear)and a 76-mm reduction inheight.
The insideIn addition to the mul-
titude of new features,Infiniti has raised the qual-ity level of
materials usedand paid even greaterattention to
user-friendlydetails. Particularly impres-sive is the way the
audioand HVAC system controlshave been integrated intoits dash
design. The Msseating is generous, com-fortable and supportive.Rear
seat room and trunkspace is better than most.Overall, its spacious,
classyand relaxing.
SafetyThe M has a number
of innovative technologiesdesigned to help a driveravoid
dangerous situations,including blind-spot sys-tems, lane departure
warn-ing and lane departureprevention systems.
The driveOur test car was the
M37x, which is the V6 ver-sion with all-wheel-drive.Theres a
minor fuel-con-sumption penalty with theall-wheel-drive system.
Itsseamless operation wasimperceptible on the dryroad conditions
experi-enced during our time withthe M37x, yet its a goodfeature to
have.
The 330-horsepowerV6 has more than amplepower and torque for
mostusers. Its a little noisy dur-ing its warm-up periodwhen
started cold, butonly noticeable with thewindows open. Other
thanthat, its a sweet engine thatmakes nice sounds whenpushed to
its higher limits.The technology parade wasa bit daunting at first,
but
you learn to live with andlove most of them.
Being able to select driv-ing modes using the InfinitiDrive
feature is a cleverfeature. The change fromNormal to Sport is
subtle,yet effective. In the Ecomode the gas pedal push-back felt a
little strangeat first, but you can pushthrough it if you need
toget by something in hurry.
The scoreStylish and sophisti-
cated, the all-new InfinitiM37x is a comfortable
andeasy-to-drive premiumluxury sedan with a bevyof new advanced
technolo-gies.
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