www.burnabynewsleader.com THURSDAY april 23 2015 page 3 page 5 page 14 SENIORS’ PAST IS TODAY’S DRAMA STREAM OF DREAMS GETS A MAKEOVER CORRIGAN: YES SIDE WILL SQUEAK BY mario bartel/newsleader SFU physics professor Howard Trottier is so thrilled about the new observatory and its .7 metre reflector telescope he spent the night observing and photographing the stars thereon Monday. His brother Lorne and sister-in-law Louise donated $2.7 million to build the observatory. Six-year-old Burnaby girl killed in PoCo crash sarah payne the tri-city news A Burnaby family is grieving the loss of their six-year-old daughter after a crash at a Port Coquitlam strip mall Sunday afternoon. Six-year-old Kianna Moreau was with her mom at the PoCo Shopping Mall at about 3 p.m. on April 19 when a blue Honda CRV turning from Shaughnessy Street on to Lions Way lost control and hit four pedestrians. They were all taken to hospital, where Kianna died Monday morning. Her mother remains in hospital in serious condition, along with one other person. A fourth person hit was released from hospital Sunday evening with minor injuries. A memorial with flowers, cards and brightly coloured butterfly balloons has been placed at the edge of the parking lot, in view of the Lions Park entrance that was bustling with families over the sunny weekend. A fundraising site has been set up to help pay for a memorial for the little girl and to support the family; by Tuesday morning, nearly half of the $10,000 goal had been raised. Messages of condolence are also being left on the Softball Center website for the girl’s father, Olivier Moreau, who plays with the Combat/Northwest Athletics team in the U.S. The sky’s the limit at SFU Donation by Trottier Foundation opens up endless opportunities at SFU’s new observatory wanda chow [email protected]Howard Trottier can barely contain his excitement for the newest addition to the Simon Fraser University campus, an observatory equipped with a state-of-the-art telescope. In fact, the SFU physics professor speaks with such infectious enthusiasm that you wouldn’t know he’d been up all night at the Burnaby Mountain facility taking photos of the stars. While he shows the images he took of a cluster of stars using, of all things, a videogame controller to move the telescope, Trottier is quick to note he’s working on a program where schools will apply for a chance to control the device themselves remotely. If a school is chosen, he’ll “give them the keys” to allow the classes to operate the telescope from their classrooms. It’s all part of the mandate for two new facilities on campus: the Trottier Observatory and Science Courtyard, which will be a centre for the Starry Nights at SFU outreach program, the SFU Astronomy Club and SFU astronomy classes; and the Trottier Studio for Innovative Science Education, a home for science outreach programs for schoolkids. The total cost of the two facilities was $5.1 million—$2.4 million from SFU and $2.7 million contributed by the Trottier Family Foundation, established by Trottier’s brother Lorne and sister-in-law Louise. Nikkei Centre celebrates spring with a festival page a16 Please see girl’s death, a13 Please see observatory, a6 RE/MAX Central | Since 1985 | #1-5050 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 4C2 AL KABANI Free Home Evaluation Call KABANI today 778-773-4646 778-773-4646 1-866-433-2211 [email protected]www.alkabanirealty.com Call Peter Choi for service in Mandarin or Cantonese 778-837-1888 “I have tons of potential buyers looking to purchase a home in your neighbourhood and willing to pay top dollar.” SUTTON CENTRE REALTY Top 10% of 14,000 Realtors in Greater Vancouver CALL FOR A FREE ACCURATE REAL ESTATE EVALUATION Nadia Naderi • 604-440-6295 • www.nadianaderi.ca Thinking of Selling?
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THURSDAYapril 23 2015
page3 page5 page14SENIORS’ PAST ISTODAY’S DRAMA
STREAM OF DREAMSGETS A MAKEOVER
CORRIGAN: YES SIDEWILL SQUEAK BY
mario bartel/newsleaderSFU physics professor Howard Trottier is so thrilled about the new observatory and its .7 metre reflector telescope he spent the night observing and photographingthe stars there on Monday. His brother Lorne and sister-in-law Louise donated $2.7 million to build the observatory.
A Burnaby family is grievingthe loss of their six-year-olddaughter after a crash at a PortCoquitlam strip mall Sundayafternoon.Six-year-old Kianna Moreau
was with her mom at the PoCoShopping Mall at about 3 p.m. onApril 19 when a blue Honda CRVturning from Shaughnessy Streeton to Lions Way lost control andhit four pedestrians.They were all taken to hospital,
where Kianna died Mondaymorning. Her mother remainsin hospital in serious condition,along with one other person. Afourth person hit was releasedfrom hospital Sunday eveningwith minor injuries.A memorial with flowers, cards
and brightly coloured butterflyballoons has been placed at theedge of the parking lot, in view ofthe Lions Park entrance that wasbustling with families over thesunny weekend.A fundraising site has been set
up to help pay for a memorialfor the little girl and to supportthe family; by Tuesday morning,nearly half of the $10,000 goalhad been raised.Messages of condolence are
also being left on the SoftballCenter website for the girl’s father,Olivier Moreau, who plays withthe Combat/Northwest Athleticsteam in the U.S.
The sky’s the limit at SFUDonation by TrottierFoundation opens upendless opportunities atSFU’s new observatory
Howard Trottier can barelycontain his excitement for thenewest addition to the SimonFraser University campus, anobservatory equipped with a
state-of-the-art telescope.In fact, the SFU physics
professor speaks with suchinfectious enthusiasm that youwouldn’t know he’d been up allnight at the Burnaby Mountainfacility taking photos of the stars.While he shows the images
he took of a cluster of starsusing, of all things, a videogamecontroller to move the telescope,Trottier is quick to note he’sworking on a program where
schools will apply for a chanceto control the device themselvesremotely. If a school is chosen,he’ll “give them the keys” toallow the classes to operate thetelescope from their classrooms.It’s all part of the mandate for
two new facilities on campus:the Trottier Observatory andScience Courtyard, which willbe a centre for the Starry Nightsat SFU outreach program, theSFUAstronomy Club and SFU
astronomy classes; and the TrottierStudio for Innovative ScienceEducation, a home for scienceoutreach programs for schoolkids.The total cost of the two
facilities was $5.1 million—$2.4million from SFU and $2.7million contributed by theTrottier Family Foundation,established by Trottier’s brotherLorne and sister-in-law Louise.
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Students adddrama toseniors’memoriesPerformanceincorporates DaniaHome residents’memorieswanda [email protected]
Olivia Tsai admits to beinga little nervous before visitingseniors at Dania Home.Tsai, 17, was among 13 Grade
12 drama students from nearbyBurnaby Central secondary whointerviewed several of the long-term care home’s residents abouttheir lives.She had no idea how
comfortable the seniors wouldbe to answer the questions of abunch of teenaged strangers.But she needn’t have worried.
The residents were welcoming,open and enthusiastic.“It was almost overwhelming
the amount of information andexperiences they could give us,”Tsai said. “I know one kid waslate for class because he was inthe middle of a conversation thatwas so engaging.”Once the students collected
the seniors’ memories, theybrought them back to their Grade10/11/12 drama class and sharedthem with classmates who helpedincorporate them into a shortseven-minute performance. Thehigh school seniors returned toDania Home recently to performthe show.For Burnaby Central drama
teacher Carol Mann it was all therealization of an idea originallyinspired by the mother of afamily friend.Mann had always been
impressed by the friend’s mother,who went on to earn twouniversity degrees in differentsubjects after she retired. WhenMann heard she was writing hermemoirs, she thought it would bea great idea to have her studentsinterview her and turn her storyinto a performance.“I left it too late, she passed
away this past February,”Mannsaid.But rather than let the idea go,
she found another way to makeit happen with other seniors withtheir own stories to tell.“I have just always loved the
idea of a connection betweenhigh school seniors and seniorswithin the Burnaby community,”said Mann.“I just love breaking the
myth sometimes seniors havethat students are to be feared,
that they are too loud or toounpredictable or scary. To methe best thing is to start withconversations and to actuallymeet face to face and to discovereach other’s humanity.”One of the participating
seniors, Rosalie Thompson, 83,said after the recent performancethat she enjoyed the visits withthe students.“They’re smarter than heck,”
she said with a laugh. “It wasnice to laugh with them becauselaughter is a great thing.”Beverley Contreras, manager
of recreation and volunteers atDania Home, said the residentswere quite open to the exchanges,which have been a great way tostart building connections with
youth in the community.The seniors have “really a
wealth of experience in theirlives,” Contreras said. “It’s awonderful way for that wealth tobe tapped into and shared.”Both Contreras and Mann
indicated they hope to continuethe exchanges between thestudents and seniors on an annualbasis.As for the students, Tsai
said she and a number ofher classmates so enjoyedthe experience that they’reconsidering volunteering at DaniaHome.Long after her time
interviewing resident LawrenceScotter, she was still buzzingat having had the privilege of
learning all about his life.“If I could compare the
residents I would compare themto an entire library because theyhave just volumes and volumesof information … The things welearned in social studies—theSecond World War, the tensionduring the Cold War, the moonlanding, the assassination of theAmerican president—they’veactually been through that,” Tsaisaid.“Compared to them I think
us teenagers we’re just, I guess, anovel with the first few chapters.It’s overwhelming and kind ofhumbling to know how much wedon’t know.”
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Louise Towell was installing thenew mural of fishes on the fenceat Windsor elementary when awoman approached.Her daughter had participated
in making the old mural andwondered if she could have herfish back. The daughter is now 25years old, and would have been 11when she painted her fish.“I think it’s because they really,
really are attached to them,”Towell said of the enduringconnection. “For kids to painta fish, it’s meaningful to them. Ihope they remember why [theydid it].”Towell is executive director of
the Stream of Dreams MuralsSociety which she co-foundedwith Joan Carne in Burnaby 15years ago. The group teachesschoolchildren about thewatersheds, where water comesfrom and how to prevent waterpollution from their own homes.As part of the lesson, they paintwooden fish cutouts which arethen installed as works of publicart.The very first mural was near
where Tommy Douglas librarysits today, at the corner of
Kingsway and Edmonds Streeton the fence around what wasthen a vacant lot. The first school,Cascade Heights, came on boardshortly afterwards, although thatmural slowly disappeared after awooden shark cutout appeared.“It was really macabre,”Towell
recalled with a laugh. “Sometimesthe shark wouldmove and whereverit moved to fish were broken likethey were bitten almost.”
The third one, installed in June2001, was at Windsor which,until last week, was the oldestsuch mural. That’s when it wasreplaced with a new one thanksto Metropolis at Metrotown mallwhich sponsored four Burnabyschools to participate—Windsor,Stride Avenue, Twelfth Avenueand Brantford.When she meets participating
students years later, often they
still remember the significance ofdrains to keeping streams clean,Towell said, although “it’s alittle more fuzzy” if they were inkindergarten at the time.“It is very heartening to know
that the fish are loved,” shesaid, recalling the enthusiasticcomments of residents who saythey look at the mural every timethey pass by.She noted that parents who
helped out with the early muralprojects had to cut out thefish themselves before the kidscould paint them. Today, that’sno longer the case as they’reproduced at low cost by inmatesat the North Fraser PretrialCentre.Anyone interested in getting
their old mural fish back cancontact Louise Towell at [email protected].
Windsor school fishmural sees renewal
mario bartel/newsleaderMia Sawatzky and Adrianna Alonzo work on their fish atWindsor elementary school. Some of the old fish serveas inspiration while the new creations dry.
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Observatory opensminds to the skiesLorne is the founder of Montreal-
basedMatrox, a developer of computergraphics cards. The foundation focuses ongiving back to the engineering and sciencecommunity.The observatory, a first for SFU, is not
meant to be a research facility since thatwould restrict public access, Trottier said.Rather, its primary mandate is to helpinspire kids and students to pursue sciencestudies as well as provide access to localamateur astronomers.“Many people like me think humanity
has no future without science. We can’tsolve climate change or people starvingto death in parts of the world withoutscience,” he said. “This is a reminderthat science is something that peopleshould think about as they walk to classalong this path.… This is going to be aconstant reminder that we think scienceis important here and you’re invited tocome and participate no matter whatbackground you have.”The observatory houses a 0.7-metre
(27.5-inch) telescope within a six-metre-diameter (19.6-foot-diameter) dome.Trottier noted that the ideal locationfor stargazing is in a dark area outin the middle of the country. But theobservatory’s location on top of BurnabyMountain is a good alternative, providinggood access to the public while beingisolated from some of the light pollutionfrom the city below.The new domed structure sits amid a
new courtyard aimed at getting peopleinterested in science.Its straight lines help offset the
roundness of the observatory’s dome—likely the roundest structure on campus—to help it fit in amidst Arthur Erickson’smodernist design of SFU, said Trottier.Designed by Jason Wegman of PWL
Partnership Landscape Architects Inc., itincludes star charts that light up at nightand concrete blocks with six bands of lightrepresenting the colours emitted by sixchemical elements.It’s these colours seen in photos of
stars that give scientists an idea of what
the universe is made up of. The lightingelements will come on nightly but not whenthe telescope is being used.Metal plates installed in the concrete
pavement represent the smallest things inthe universe to the largest, from the deepestlayer of an atom to the outer reaches of thecosmos. Each of the 40 plates representssomething 10 times larger than the onebefore it, Trottier explained.“It gives you that sense of tremendous
range—we don’t know everything but weknow an awful lot.”Nearby, a garden of nine different plants
sporting colours representing the eight
planets of our solar system, plus Pluto,now downgraded to dwarf planet status.And next to that is a nod to decidedly
older technology—a sundial, designedby an SFU math professor and builtby students from BCIT’s mechanicaltechnology program. It shows local clocktime as well as sun time.The courtyard will eventually include a
table to seat 20 and five star-shaped tables.“We want to be a new focal point for
campus and community life,” said Trottier,who’s designing new courses utilizing thefacility.He noted the project’s original location
on a sloped area of campus would havebeen less ideal as a centre for publicoutreach. It also would have been moreexpensive with a retaining wall aloneestimated at $500,000.When SFU’s facilities department
offered the current site, between StrandHall and the Academic Quadrangle,and space in an existing building for theTrottier Studio, Trottier was beside himself.“I used to dream of having an observatory
here but I was never going to ask because Ididn’t think I was going to get it.”Now not only did the price of the project
go down, “the coolness factor has goneway, way up,” he said with a smile.The observatory will soon play host to
monthly Starry Nights events, at whichthe public is invited to look through thenew telescope as well as numerous othersbrought by members of the Vancouverchapter of the Royal Astronomical Societyof Canada and the SFU Astronomy Club.
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mario bartel/newsleaderHoward Trottier is able to manoeuver the .7 metre reflector telescope with a video game controller toget images like the one on his monitor, of a large galaxy absorbing a smaller neighbour.
mario bartel/newsleaderNot to overlook our nearest star, the Science Courtyard around the new Trottier Observatoryalso features a sundial designed by an SFU math prof and built by students at BCIT.
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Seniors and savers are the big winners inthe federal budget, while the Conservativegovernment also pledged money for transitupgrades and a new maritime centre inVancouver to shore up votes in B.C.A new $1-billion-a-year Public Transit
Fund was unveiled that, along with otherinfrastructure funds, could deliver thefederal share of money for the MetroVancouver mayors’ proposed transitexpansion plan, including new rapid transitlines in Surrey and Vancouver.Metromayors say the new fund should
ensure the $1.5 billion in federal contributionsassumed under their planmaterialize,provided voters pass a referendum to raisetheir share through a sales tax hike.The big personal finance change in
the budget is an increase in the annualcontribution limit from $5,500 to $10,000for Tax Free Savings Accounts next year.The higher limit will be useful to well-off
seniors who must withdraw more than theyneed from retirement accounts. They andothers will be able to gradually shield moremoney from tax within TFSAs rather thantaxable investment accounts.Critics say the change mainly benefits the
wealthy and will threaten federal tax flowsas more Canadian wealth is tax sheltered.A second key change will give more
flexibility to retirees with RegisteredRetirement Income Funds. While RRSPcontributions earn a tax deduction, seniorslater pay tax on RRIF withdrawals andthere are minimum withdrawal rates thatrise each year after age 71.The budget reduces those minimum
withdrawals modestly, allowing seniors tokeep money tax-shielded in RRIFs longer.People caring for a terminally ill
family member will now be able tapcompassionate care benefits underEmployment Insurance for six monthsinstead of six weeks.The Tories also pledged to cut the small
business tax rate from 11 to nine per centby 2019 on the first $500,000 earned.Home builders applauded a targeted
home renovation tax credit for seniorsto help them make their homes moreaccessible. It rebates up to $1,500 outof $10,000 of spending on items likewheelchair ramps and walk-in bathtubs.On the spending side, items for B.C.
include $3 million to match provincialcontributions to develop an InternationalMaritime Centre in Vancouver. Part ofthe budget touts federal oil spill responsepreparedness but also commits $14 millionin scientific research over five years on “thebehaviour of oil in freshwater in orderto contribute to the knowledge base toeffectively respond to oil spills.”
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Metro Vancouver will keep payingcontractors to cut open bags of doggie doothat are deposited in bins in Metro regionalparks so the excrement can be treated assewage instead of going in the garbage tobe landfilled or incinerated.It started as a pilot project more than
three years ago but officials now say itwill continue on a permanent basis, eitheras a specific contracted service or as partof a broader future contract for haulinggarbage and recyclables.Metro paid NewWestminster-based
Scooby’s Dog Waste Removal Service$60,000 last year to retrieve 97,000kilograms from regional parks, cut openevery bag, and dump the waste in with thesewage at the Iona sewage treatment plant.The dog waste that piles up is a “very
big” environmental issue for regional parks,says Metro parks operations managerGudrun Jensen. It harms vegetation andexposes people and other animals tobacteria and parasites, she said.Nor does the region want it going in
trash bins.“It’s not strictly kosher to put into
the solid waste stream because it is abiohazardous material. What we’re tryingto do is lessen that load a little bit.”Metro is amending its violation
enforcement bylaw to require dogwalkers to dispose of bagged feces in thedesignated dog waste receptacles whereavailable instead of in the garbage orelsewhere. Violators will face a $125 fine.Jensen said too many people aren’t using
the red bins, hundreds of which are nowin place in regional parks and trails wheredogs are often walked.“Our staff still find people leaving neatly
tied up bags of dog poo on the side ofthe trail or hanging off the trees,” Jensensaid. “You can’t just bag it up and leave itat the side of the trail or wing it off intothe trees. You have to actually put it into areceptacle.”Metro has estimated the 2.5 million dogs
that visit its regional parks generate 500tonnes of dog waste a year, so the recoveryrate so far may be less than 20 per cent.Jensen acknowledged much of it still
ends up in the garbage.“I wish more people would just flush it
down the toilet,” Jensen added. “It wouldmake life much simpler.”Some local municipalities have
considered paying for dog waste removalfrom their civic parks but none have yetsigned on with Scooby’s.Company owner Bill Droeske argues
cities should also provide separate binsbecause the disposal of dog excrement isbanned from the landfill.
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Metro is also moving to ban peoplefrom stashing their stuff in Metro regionalparks. A new bylaw amendment prohibitsanyone from leaving non-regional parkproperty in a regional park and violatorsface a $125 fine.Too many people were stashing items
such as kayaks for their own later use,Jensen said, creating a liability risk.Other examples include coolers and
barbecues locked up at beaches, she said, aswell as bikes stashed in the woods along trails.She stressed the aim is to stop overnight
caching of equipment, not to deter peoplefrom riding a bike in a park and locking itup while they swim at a beach or hike on atrail.
Separate dog poop binsto stay in Metro parks
evan seal/surrey newsleaderIt’s estimated that the 2.5 million dogs visiting regional parks generate 500 tonnes of dog waste.
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IHIT seeks gamers’help to solve murderBody of Elmer Libertinofound on Moscrop Street
The Integrated Homicide InvestigationTeam (IHIT) is seeking geo-tagging gamersto help solve the murder of aBurnaby man last week.The body of Elmer
Libertino, 33, was foundjust before 3 a.m. on April16 by a passing BurnabyRCMP officer. His body wasdiscovered on the road in theeastbound lane of MoscropStreet, near Smith Avenue, saidIHIT.In an image of Libertino
captured while he was travellingjust before his death, his head is shaved andhe is seen wearing a dark toque, a red ororange jacket and dark pants.Police believe he travelled by public
transit from Surrey to the area of
Kingsway and Boundary in Burnabybetween 2 and 3 a.m. on April 16, saidIHIT spokesperson Sgt. Stephanie Ashtonin a press release.Investigators want to talk to anyone who
may have been in the area and believe theremay have been quite a few people on footaround that time near where his body was
eventually found.“Finally, we believe that on
the night of April 15, 2015,people engaging in an onlinegeo-tagging game calledIngress were seeking a cacheat the corner of Smith andMoscrop and we seek the helpof anyone in the Ingress gamingcommunity who may have beenin the area around the time ofMr. Libertino’s death.”Libertino had no criminal
record nor any contact with police.Anyone with information on the incident
is asked to call the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email [email protected].
Elmer Libertino wasmurdered in the earlyhours of April 16.
A10 NewsLeader Thursday, April 23, 2015
In same area, time of day asElmer Libertino’s murderwanda [email protected]
Burnaby RCMP are warning the publicafter a woman was assaulted in the samearea where a homicide took place.The random assault happened around
1:40 a.m. on April 19 in the 4800-block ofSmith Avenue.The woman was walking home alone
at night when she was approached frombehind with a man who struggled with her,knocking her to the ground. She screamedand the suspect fled, said Burnaby RCMP.The suspect is described as having light
skin, short dark hair, and being aboutfive-foot-11 and 165 lbs. He was wearing ablack coat and black pants.A 33-year-old Burnaby man, Elmer
Libertino, was killed in the early morninghours of April 16. His body was foundjust before 3 a.m. on Moscrop Street, nearSmith Avenue.While police don’t yet know if the
two incidents are linked, investigatorsacknowledge the similarities in location andtime of day and the fact both victims wereon foot.“Please trust your instincts and be
aware of your surroundings and if at allpossible travel in pairs, especially if you areout walking late at night,” said BurnabyRCMP Staff Sgt. Major John Buis.Burnaby RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit
and other resources are investigating andworking closely with IHIT to determinewhether there are any links between thetwo cases, Buis said.He added no other stranger assaults
have been reported in Burnaby in the pastmonth. He is also not aware of any suchassaults across the border in Vancouver,but said the detachment is liaising withVancouver Police on the case.On Tuesday evening, 10 teams each
made up of a Burnaby RCMP officer andan auxiliary officer were to canvas theimmediate area of the incidents.Buis said they’ll be letting residents
know about the incidents and are seekinginformation on what residents may havenoticed in the neighbourhood on the nightswhen the incidents took place.People are asked to be vigilant and
report any suspicious activity to police.Anyone with any information on the
assault or any suspicious activity in thearea is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at604-294-7922 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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THE 2014 CITY OF BURNABYANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
on MondayApril 27, 2015at 7:00 PM
In accordance with Section 99 of the Community Charter, theCouncil of the City of Burnaby will receive a presentationon the City’s 2014 Annual Financial Report which includesthe City’s Financial Statements for the year endedDecember 31, 2014 for their consideration in the:
Council ChamberCity Hall4949 Canada WayBurnaby, B.C.
Copies of the Annual Financial Report will be availablefor inspection by the public in the Finance Department,Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., duringregular business hours, from April 15, 2015 to April 27, 2015.
Should you have any concerns, comments or questions youwish to convey to Council concerning the Annual FinancialReport, please submit via fax at 604-294-7537, [email protected] or submit them in writing to theCity Clerk prior to 4:00 PM, Friday, April 24, 2015.
TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 13469 cited
as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 3, 2015” pursuant to Section 40 of the
Community Charter.The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close and remove the dedication
of certain portions of highway – closure of portions of unconstructed road allowance
within 5115 North Fraser Way (all those portions of road in District Lot 165, Group 1, New
Westminster District: (a) dedicated as road by Plan BCP47255 containing 267.5m², and (b)
dedicated as road by Plan BCP47255 containing 267.5m²) shown outlined and described as
Parcel “A” and Parcel “B”, respectively on Reference Plan prepared by Gary Sundvick, B.C.L.S.
It is proposed to place this bylaw before City Council for consideration of Final
Adoption at the regular Council Meeting scheduled for 2015 May 25.
The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk,
4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. and Thursdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw is provided an
opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the bylaw to Burnaby
City Council by submitting a letter addressed to: Mayor and Council, 4949 Canada Way,
Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2. All submissions must be received by the City Clerk no later than
Noon,Wednesday, 2015 May 20.
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 NewsLeader A11Thursday, April 23, 2015 NewsLeader A11
Fourteen-year-old Hannah Ginogino is earning herindependence one step at a time.Four months ago the Glenbrook Middle School
student began delivering the NewsLeader to homes in herneighbourhood. She sets out after school two days a weekwith 117 papers, taking about an hour and 20 minutes tofinish her route.“I like earning my own money so I learn independence,”
she says. “Instead of asking my parents for money, I havea job. And by having money of my own I learn that it’s notendless.”More carriers are needed for the four community
newspapers in Burnaby and NewWestminster: theBurnaby and NewWest NewsLeader, Burnaby Now and theNewWestminster Record.All of the papers are now owned by Glacier Media,
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make the switch from two to three days a week so thereis a particular need to find new carriers for the Burnabypapers.
The circulation staff has been putting in extra hours tofill any gaps in the routes.“Our distribution team is phenomenal,” says manager
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Balloons, flowers and messages of love have been left near the site where Burnaby resident KiannaMoreau, below, was killed after a car lost control at an intersection near a Port Coquitlam mall.
Girl’s death raises concernsover parking lot’s safety
“You were loved by so many but no lovewill ever be greater then the love of yourfather Olivier Moreau,” reads a messageon the site. “The world has lost a preciousangel that will now be watching over herloved ones and especially taking every stepwith her father.”The accident has raised concerns about
the safety of the busy parking lot, which isoften used by people who aren’t shoppingat the mall.Stephen Boucher, the PoCo Shopping
Mall property manager, was at the sceneTuesday morning and watched a handful ofparents use the parking lot and then crossLions Way— avoiding both crosswalkswithin half a block — to drop off childrenat the Lions Park Montessori facility.“This is exactly the problem. People are
parking here and not paying attention,”Boucher said, noting the lot is privateproperty and is for customers of theshopping mall and not for daycare drop-off or park users.The Lions Park Montessori manager
said the school has a designatedunderground parking area and parents are
reminded frequently not to use the PoCoShopping Mall lot.The driver of the vehicle, a Coquitlam
woman in her 40s who has a learner’spermit, was not injured and she isco-operating with police.Coquitlam RCMP, with the assistance
of the Integrated Collision Analysis andReconstruction Services, is investigatingand looking into any factors thatcontributed to the collision.
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Burnabymayor seesYes win in referendumsuperior organizationmay trump majorityopinion: corrigan
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan thinksthe broad coalition behind the Yes sidewill eke out a narrow win in the transittax referendum despite internal polls thatcontinue to show the No side ahead withmost Metro Vancouver voters.Corrigan is not a Yes supporter – he
voted against the $7.5-billion 10-year planlast June, saying it was too ambitious anddoomed to defeat, and voted against goingto referendum on the 0.5 per cent sales taxincrease to fund it in December.Speaking Tuesday after a meeting of the
Metro mayors’ council, Corrigan said hestill thinks most voters are against the taxhike but the Yes side is “very powerful”and doing a much better job at persuadingsupporters to mail in their ballots.“The Yes side’s got a lot of muscle
and they’re exerting it over this period oftime,” Corrigan said, citing the 145-group
coalition’s long lists of supporters andcontacts.“I think that while the polls are saying
No, the Yes side has the troops on theground to be able to get their vote out. Ithink it’s going to be a narrow Yes victoryon a very low turnout.”Corrigan isn’t wavering in his
opposition, particularly to the decision ofmost mayors to campaign for a Yes win inthe referendum, which the province set as acondition for any new transit tax.Even if the referendum passes and the
new tax goes ahead, he predicts there willbe lasting damage from a fractured region,especially if Yes votes from Vancouver anda handful of other cities overwhelm Nosentiment in the rest of the region.“The referendum is a bad public policy
tool,” Corrigan said. “It’s been divisiveacross the Lower Mainland and it’s beenharmful to TransLink. I think we shouldhave stood our ground on the referendumfrom the very beginning.”The Yes campaign has featured slick
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amount of blood at thescene, just inside a mallentrance off Kingsway,and numerous people werehelping the man.The victim was taken to
Royal Columbian Hospitalwith non-life threateninginjuries, said Buis, whonoted the man has mentalhealth issues.The man did indicate he
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witnessed the incidentis asked to call BurnabyRCMP at 604-294-7922.
Langley Township now has the highest returnrate in the Metro Vancouver transit tax referendum,followed by Vancouver and Maple Ridge.Elections BC reported Wednesday 21.8 per cent of
eligible ballots – more than 340,000 – have now beenreceived and screened.That return rate stands at 28.4 per cent in Langley
Township, 25.1 per cent in Vancouver and 24.8 percent in Maple Ridge.Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, North
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Broken video monitors. A giant poodlesculpture. A study for a transit gondola upBurnaby Mountain.The No campaign website lists example
after example of spending it says adds upto “extreme waste” at TransLink.Yes advocates argue the money involved
is insignificant compared to the cost oftransit operations, which consume twothirds of TransLink’s $1.4-billion annualbudget.So how does TransLink perform on
broad measures of transit service efficiencyagainst other transit systems? Do MetroVancouverresidents getenough for thedollars spent?Comparisons
are tricky becausetransit systemshave differentcharacteristics and there are many ways togauge them.Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport
Policy Institute says operating cost perpassenger kilometre statistics showTransLink has “relatively good” costefficiency, ranking about average amongbig Canadiancities and muchbetter than mostU.S. systems.Cost recovery
from fares, ataround 55 percent in 2013, wassecond only to Toronto in this countryand much better than its peer U.S. cities,including Seattle and Portland, the latteroften seen as a transit mecca for peoplenorth of the border.The numbers Litman uses come from the
Canadian Urban Transit Association orthe American Public Transit Association.“An excellent financial performer” with
a low taxpayer subsidy and “good value” ishow the International Bus BenchmarkingGroup described TransLink’s bus divisionearlier this year.No campaign head Jordan Bateman
dismisses all those agencies as industryclubs that do nothing to audit or verifyTransLink-submitted data.The only authority he trusts on
TransLink performance is the 2012 reportby Shirocca Consulting, commissionedas part of an audit by TransLink’sindependent commissioner.
“They actually dug deep intoTransLink’s own numbers,” Bateman said.“According to the Shirocca report, it’sgrossly worse than other Canadian transitagencies.”Well, not exactly.“The organization is well run and
manages its costs,” the report said in part.The bus system is “well delivered and
good quality” but has “generally highercosts and lower cost efficiency andeffectiveness than most of its peers.”That’s about as far as Shirocca went in
damning TransLink while offering up a listof potential savings — and that report isthree years old and based on data from five
years ago.And according
to Litman,some of thecomparisonsthe report reliedon were unfair;for instance,
TransLink’s performance in covering 1,800square kilometres was stacked against justthe Toronto Transit Commission, witha footprint one third as large, withoutincluding other Greater Toronto services inthe suburbs.As the Shirocca review was underway in
2012, as well asa second auditby the provincialgovernment,TransLink hadalready launcheda cost-cuttingdrive.
A major plank of that drive was thebus service optimization initiative, whichshuffled service from underused routesto overcrowded ones where more moneycould be collected by accommodating morepassengers.A follow-up progress report issued by
Shirocca eight months later in November2012 found the moves, spearheaded bythen-CEO Ian Jarvis, were working.“There have been significant reductions
in operating costs,” it said, citing $33million in new annual savings alreadyidentified and more in the works, withmuch of the gains coming from tighteningup the bus system.Bus service optimization was yielding
“significant savings without affectingservice to the public,” it said, while flaggingcosts of the Compass card/faregates systemas an area of concern.
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Infrequent buses a chicken-and-egg dilemmaNew TransLink interim CEO Doug
Allen says much has changed in the pastthree years.“This is an efficient organization,”he stated
in a report to the boardMarch 30. “Weprovidemore bus service today with fewerstaff than five years ago and our cost perpassenger boarding has dropped 30 per cent.”TransLink counts $240 million in savings
over the last three years and claims it nowdelivers each kilometre of service morecheaply than Toronto and Montreal, andthe Canadian average.Transportation Minister Todd Stone last
week noted TransLink is widely recognizedas “one of the best” systems in the world.Still, Litman said it’s unsurprising that
TransLink’s efficiency may still look badby certain measures. For instance, wages
that are higher than the Canadian average(TransLink’s top rate is $29.78 an hourfor bus drivers) are not surprising withhousing costs as high as they are in MetroVancouver, he says.“There are some good reasons why
Vancouver’s costs should be higher thanother areas,” he said.Buses in other cities don’t generally have
to cover the vast distances they do here tocross uninhabited farmland in Richmondor Delta.Another reason is that, unlike more
established cities, Metro Vancouver isgrowing rapidly, particularly in areassuch as Surrey, Langley and the Tri-Cities. Adding new bus routes to serveemerging neighbourhoods drives up costs,particularly when there aren’t yet enoughresidents to support frequent service. And
near-empty buses rolling around are aprime target for auditors.But it’s a chicken-and-egg problem
because if the service isn’t offered at adeeper public subsidy, a generation ofresidents in newly developed areas willgrow up driving, more cars will be boughtand housing developments won’t bedesigned with transit in mind.As well, a blinkered focus on minimizing
costs runs the risk of rolling back servicesouth of the Fraser River instead ofincreasing it, and fundamentally changinghow those areas develop in the future.“I think there is a danger of going
too far,” Litman said of the bus routeoptimizing that auditors championed in2012. “If you simply ask where can we cutservice that has low ridership, one of thefirst things you would do is eliminate late
night service and service to the suburbs.”Ironically, infrequent service is one of
the prime reasons many residents south ofthe Fraser list for voting No.Bateman, meanwhile, is unpersuaded
by the latest efficiency statistics orobservations that it was the province thatmandated the Compass card/faregatessystem and funded the empty South Surreypark-and-ride. “If TransLink was runningso efficiently and wonderfully, why did theydump their CEO? I’m not sure how theycan have it both ways.”
Referendum Questions is a seriesexploring the Metro Vancouver transitreferendum. Voters must mail in ballotsby May 29 on whether they support theaddition of a 0.5 per cent sales tax to fundbillions of dollars worth of upgrades.
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Langley Township, Vancouver,Maple Ridge lead returns
Langley Township now has the highest return rate inthe Metro Vancouver transit tax referendum, followed byVancouver and Maple Ridge.Elections BC reported Wednesday 21.8 per cent of
eligible ballots – more than 340,000 – have now beenreceived and screened.That return rate stands at 28.4 per cent in Langley
Township, 25.1 per cent in Vancouver and 24.8 per cent inMaple Ridge.Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, North
Vancouver District and West Vancouver all had returnrates of 20 to 24 per cent.The count as of April 22 consists of ballots that have
been through the initial verification process at ElectionsBC, but doesn’t include about 155,000 others that havebeen received but not yet opened to check for a signatureand birthdate.“It is important to remind voters who have not yet
voted to include both their signature and birthdate inthe specified area on their certification envelope,” ChiefElectoral Officer Keith Archer said. “Completing thissimple step is important to ensure that all plebiscite ballotsare counted.”Votes won’t be counted until after the May 29 deadline
for them to be returned to Elections BC.Metro voters are being asked to approve or reject an
increase in the provincial sales tax in the region from 7.0 to7.5 per cent.The Congestion Improvement Tax would fund the
regional share of transit and transportation upgrades,including a Broadway subway, light rail in Surrey, a newPattullo Bridge, new B-line express bus routes across theregion and a 25 per cent general bus service lift.Anyone who has not yet received a voting package can
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Meghan Pritchard was about fouryears old when she got her first cookinglesson, not that she would have thought itwas anything so formal. For her, bakingmuffins with her grandmother wassomething fun to do — and it had deliciousresults.“It felt really special to have someone
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wide Hands On Cook Off, a video-basedcontest that encourages young people todiscover their inner chef.The premise is simple: choose a recipe
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time,” she says. “It puts you in the sameroom, talking to each other, and whileyou’re learning about cooking, you’re alsolearning about each other.”And just as cooking binds family
members and friends together, the contest’svideo archive is a way of creating acommunal kitchen across the province.The contest judges are David
Hawskworth of Hawksworth restaurant,Vitamin Daily editor Sarah Bancroft, LittleLocavore blogger Liam Lewis, Barb Finley,executive director of Project CHEF: CookHealthy Edible Food, Global TV dieticianMelodie Yong and BC Dairy Associationdietician Rola Zahr.Go to www.bettertogetherbc.ca/contest
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eventsBurnaby Famiy Life at Steamworks: Silentauction fundraiser for the Kids Challengeprogram includes brewery tours, beer ontap, door prizes, and several items to bidon.Tickets are $20 and coverc one beer andfood. Bring cash to purchase additionalfood items from the food cart!When: April23 starting at 5:30 p.m.Where: SteamworksBrewery, 3845William St., Burnaby. Info:burnabyfamilylife.org.
PeopleWith Cameras:The history of Burn-aby runs roughly parallel to the history ofphotography, but it was not until 1900 whenthe Kodak Brownie Box roll-film camerawas introduced that photographymovedfrom a solely professional pursuit to an ac-tivity that anyone could engage in.Many ofthe photographs in this exhibit show howquickly the taking of photographs becamea leisure pursuit. Featuring photos fromCity of Burnaby Archives, BurnabyVillageMuseum, and the archives of the City ofBurnaby Art Collection,many of which canbe accessed through the Heritage Burnabywebsite.When: Until June 7.Where: BobPrittie Metrotown Library, 6100WillingdonAve., Burnaby.
LauraWidmer: Exhibit of works by award-winning Kelowna-based printmaker, LauraWidmer.When: Until June 8.Where:McGilllibrary, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby.
Burnaby Play to Learn Open Houses: Par-ents of 3-5 years olds are invited to attendany of Burnaby school district’s free fun andinteractive Play to Learn sessions. Featuringchildren’s performer Jane Cobb, you and yourchild will enjoy lots of great learning activi-ties,meet early childhood educators andhealth experts, learn about City of Burnaby
library and recreational programs, and con-nect with the school community and otherfamilies.When and where:May 20,May-wood Community School, 9:30-11:15 a.m.
World in Transit: Burnaby Arts Councilpresents a solo painting exhibition featur-ing the paintings ofVancouver artist JoyMunt. Free admission.When: To May 2.Where: Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer LakeAve., Burnaby. Info: 604-420-0773, [email protected] or www.burnaby-artscouncil.org
Giant Flea Market: Bargains, door prize,concession.Tables $10.Admission: 50 cents.When: Saturday,April 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where:Maywood Community School, 4567Imperial St., Burnaby. Info: 604-664-8208.
Mexican Train - Dominoes: New playerswelcome.When: Tuesdays, 12:30 to 4 p.m.,until Dec. 29, 2015 (except Aug. 25).Where:Willow Room, Cameron Seniors RecreationCentre, 9523 Cameron St., Burnaby. Info:[email protected], 604-297-4453 orhttp://www.cameron55plus.org/
Sole Awesome 5km Fun Run: Sole Girlscelebrate the empowerment of girls age8-12 and community . Each kilometre markwill host an activity or obstacle course (hop-scotch, high fives, 3-legged races, dance,andmore!) brought to life by Sole Awesomemedia and community partners. Proceedssupport the AmandaTodd Legacy Founda-tion and the Sole Girls Scholarship Fund.When: May 24.Where: Deer Lake Park,Burnaby. Info:www.soleawesome.ca.
Beginners’ Computer Class: Learn aboutbasic computer skills (using your gadget tosave data and to create files), the Internet(searching for information online, howto use Google maps and how to chat us-
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ESL Conversation Circle: Practise your Eng-lish andmeet people in a friendly, relaxedenvironment Eachweek a librarian will leada discussion on a variety of everyday topics.Adult learnersmust have some knowledgeof English to participate in group conversa-tions. Free.When:WednesdayApril 29, 7 to8 p.m.Where: Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch,6100WillingdonAve., Burnaby. Info: 604-436-5400.
Horseshoes: Central Park Horseshoe Clubmeets everyWednesday evening startingfrom 6 to 8 p.m. for a free fun night of horse-shoe pitching. Shoes are provided. Everyonewelcome. Info: Jim at 604-553-3316.
Burnaby Family Place offers parent andchild drop-in Mondays through Thursdaysfrom 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for parents withchildren aged 0-5 years. Meet other par-ents, and learn about community events,etc. Info, Kelly Gardner at 604-299-5112.Burnaby Family Place is at 410 Clare Ave.
communityBig Brothers of Greater Vancouver: Look-ing for both male and female Burnaby-area volunteers for its in-school mentoringprogram at Maywood, Stride Avenue andStoney Creek community schools. Timecommitment is one hour each week onschool grounds. Big Brothers accepts vol-unteers from varying situations providingthey are 18+ and pass a criminal recordcheck and eager to make a difference. Info:bigbrothersvancouver.com.
NewVista Society boutique: Come inand browse for bargains, good quality,
gently-used clothing and collectibles atlow prices. All money raised goes to en-hance services for residents and tenantsat NewVista.When: Mondays,Wednes-days, Fridays and Saturdays, 12:30 to 3:30p.m.Where: NewVista, 7559 Rosewood St.,Burnaby.
Free children’s clothes: Come browse andenjoy a cup of coffee.When: Tuesdays,starting at 9:30 a.m.Where: greenhousebehind New Life Community Church, 8765Government St., Burnaby. Info: 604-420-0761 or [email protected].
Scandinavian Folk Dancing: The Scan-dinavian Dancers of Vancouver presentrelaxed and friendly folk dance evenings,open to all.When:Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.Where: Scandinavian Community Centre,6540 Thomas St., Burnaby. Drop-in fee: $5.Info: 604-526-4722 or [email protected]
Square dancers wanted – Singles squaredance club teaches modern square dancefor fun, fitness and fellowship. Singles andcouples welcomes. Burnaby Lake Pavilion.Info: 604-522-4270 or 604-937-3220.
Seniors Sunshine Sing-A-Long: Sing,dance, and socialize to your favouritepopular oldies music with a live band ev-ery other Monday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. atCameron Seniors Recreation Centre, 9523Cameron Street (behind Lougheed TownCentre). Info: 604-420-6478.
Dementia Helpline - Experiencing mem-ory difficulties? Having trouble makingdecisions? Diagnosed or in the process ofbeing diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Im-pairment or one of the different forms ofdementia? You are not alone. Early StageAlzheimer Support Group meets the firstand third Thursday of each month inBurnaby. Info: the Dementia Helpline at604-298-0780 or 604-298-0711.
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