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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 NewsLeader A3Wednesday, December 24, 2014 NewsLeader A3
For Kimberly Barwich, the gift of Christmas begins in September.
That’s when the program director at Burnaby Neighbourhood House begins recruiting and training the 200-250 volunteers who will be needed to staff the gift wrapping table at Metropolis at Metrotown for the holiday season.
The wrapping service, which operates from Nov. 28 to Christmas Eve, raises about $18,000 to support the Youth Leadership and Seniors Together programs at Neighbourhood House.
Joan Stevens, 78, occupies both sides of that equation. She’s a volunteer with Seniors Together, which provides activities like monthly outings, ESL lessons and game nights to local seniors. And three hours a week through December she pitches in at the gift wrapping station, supervising a team of young people cutting and folding sheets of colourful paper over boxes and parcels, curling and tying ribbons, stretching tape.
For Stevens, the gift of Christmas is about the appreciative smiles from the men—and it’s 75 per cent men, said Barwich—who drop their carefully considered acquisitions at the table near the Disney store for the wrappers to transform into beautifully dressed gifts.
“They say ‘I tried to wrap this, but it just
doesn’t look right,’” said Stevens. “They’ve given up.”
She also enjoys the smiles and squeals of excited kids visiting the Disney store, or eyeballing the growing pile of presents at the wrapping station awaiting retrieval by their owners.
The gifts Bill Wong distributes aren’t in ribboned boxes; they come in plain cotton satchels. But it’s the love and caring that those bags filled with essentials like warm socks, toothpaste, shampoo and soap represent that are Wong’s gift of Christmas.
He’s been keeping the lights on at the Union Gospel Mission in New Westminster for 16 Christmases.
The mission serves 80-90,000 warm meals a year to people who don’t have much, if anything. But more importantly the daily lunch gatherings for the homeless create community.
“It isn’t about the food,” said Wong. “It’s belonging somewhere that is safe, where they can be who they are. The things we take for granted are big for them.”
Wong said his gift of Christmas isn’t a job, it’s a calling. “You have to have a heart. We give people hope, not just lip service.”
Dignity and respect are gifts of Christmas Pastor Brian Fraser hopes his parishioners at Brentwood Presbyterian carry with them every day.
“That gift creates the spirit and space for community,” said Fraser. “In a day of
religious, racial, economic and political polarization, the spirit of community and collaboration is desperately needed.”
During the Christmas season his church helps make that happen by collecting socks for people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and clothing and donations for the Dixon Transition Society that supports families fleeing violence.
“Christmas confirms that the gift is here, if we choose to see it and respond positively to it,” said Fraser.
At the wrapping station at Metropolis at Metrotown, the gifts are starting to pile up even though it’s early on a Tuesday.
The wrapping service is by donation, with a maximum suggested cost of $5 for a large parcel. But people are often more generous, said Barwich.
And since the mall provides the wrapping paper and tape as well as the space, all the money goes to Neighbourhood House. “All we have to do is fill it with volunteers, said Barwich.
Joan Stevens watches her team of helpers from the Youth Leadership program scurrying with scissors from the thick bolts of colourful paper to the tape dispensers.
Stevens smiles. Once, a little girl passing by spied the red Santa hat she wears through the holiday season, ran over and asked her if she was Mrs. Claus.
“It’s easy to get into the Christmas spirit when you sit here,” said Stevens.
What’s the real Gift of Christmas?IN THIS TIME OF GETTING AND SPENDING...
Today’s cover was drawn by Brielle, a student at Taylor Park Elementary.
We asked Burnaby residents to share their own memories, inspired by the idea of the Gift of Christmas. Here are a few of the responses:
Thoughts on the Gift of Christmas
I still remember the simple Christmas gifts in years after the Second Great War when I was 10.
There was no shopping for Christmas gifts in poverty-stricken rural Germany, and all toys were wood, we kids believed, made by dwarfs and elves to fill the orders for Santa Claus.
During the dark evenings of winter we were sneaking up on the local painter’s shop to have a peek through the window into the illuminated work area where the wooden toys had been lined up awaiting for paint jobs.
With great anticipation we were spying in awe which item might be on the wish list we submitted to Santa.
And what a surprise it then was on Christmas Eve to discover one of those toys under our Tannenbaum, or even more joy when the sparkling toys were delivered by Santa Claus in person.
John Schwermer
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I grew up in a small town in Italy. At 12, I remember watching my mother undo two old wool sweaters. She used the yarn to knit me a new one for Christmas. That same year, the priest of our parish, on Christmas Eve, had a gift delivered to my house for me. It was a coat, my very first.
On Christmas Day I wore both the sweater and the coat, feeling like the richest young boy in town.
Those are two gifts and one Christmas I will never forget.
Frank Di Cesare MORE CHRISTMAS STORIES, A4
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One of my fondest memories as a young teenager was a yearly tradition with my father.
He was a high school principal, and would change from his regular professional attire into work-at-home clothing to become a silent delivery man.
My father and I would then drive to the poorest places in the city to deliver to several specifically identified families all of the items they needed to cook their Christmas dinner. He insisted I be the person to knock on their door, and present this special gift while he—the well-known, respected professional—remained unrecognized in the background. This was a thoughtful gift for people who were less fortunate—and a lasting message of humility and compassion for me.
Wanda MulhollandBurnaby Task Force on Homelessness
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Some of my most memorable Christmas gifts have come from students I’ve taught. I’ve received colognes, plaques, coffee mugs, chocolates, a watch, a tie, dress shirts, hockey souvenirs, ornaments, and snow globes. One year I even got a turban that made its way from India in time for Christmas.
A few Decembers ago, a large silver-coloured eagle sculpture found a nesting place overlooking my class on the filing cabinet beside my desk. It was tacky, random, and from a student. It was perfect!
Harman PandherSchool Trustee
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There was one year I organized a Christmas dinner party with my friends in the Rotary Club of Burnaby Metrotown and I asked everyone to bring a toy that was representative of themselves. It was entertaining as people introduced their toy to the group. I brought a big bag of building blocks that for me represented the building of the Neighbourhood House one block at a time. My husband brought a toy crane representing his love for construction.
When all was done, the week following, I was proud to deliver two big massive bags of toys to the Burnaby Christmas Bureau for distribution to children of low income families. The gift of Rotary giving felt especially good that year.
Antonia BeckBurnaby Neighbourhood House
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This is a gift I am most proud of. It was a cold and rainy winter day in downtown Vancouver. I was on the treadmill in a gym on the second floor, overlooking the street. I noticed a homeless woman shuffling along the sidewalk. She had bare feet that were trailing bloody bandages. People were walking past her and looking the other way. I remembered I had a spare pair of runners in my locker, so I got them, ran outside, and caught up with her. I gave her the shoes and helped her up the street to St. Paul’s Hospital, where she was admitted. The interesting part was that as soon as I started helping her, other people stopped to help as well. It only takes one person to start doing the right thing.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 NewsLeader A5Wednesday, December 24, 2014 NewsLeader A5
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A year and a half ago, my dear friend Helen was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. By December 2013, she was frail. I kept asking her to come and stay with me … finally last Christmas, she agreed. Christmas 2013 became very special at my house. And while it was lovely that our friends made an extra special effort to come over and visit Helen often, it was something that my oldest son did that really made the experience extraordinary:
Helen could no longer walk on her own.
Rather than feel helpless and housebound, my son Joshua decided to carry Helen everywhere. In fact, it got so comical that she wouldn’t even consider going out, unless Josh was nearby.
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VICTORIA – In case you missed the outcome of the latest United Nations climate change conference in Lima, Peru, it was another costly, embarrassing failure.
This one is likely to be remembered mostly for a staggeringly stupid stunt by Greenpeace employees, who were threatened with prosecution for defacing the Nazca Lines, a world heritage site in the Peruvian desert.
These vast 1,500-year-old petroglyphs, visible from space, are among the great mysteries of archaeology. “Time for a change!” blared huge yellow letters dragged across the sacred site by paid protesters trampling the delicate terrain. I’ll say it’s time for a change, starting with scratching Greenpeace off your Christmas card list.
Earlier there was the spectacle of Canada’s national media, reflexively denouncing Ottawa’s supposed inaction on greenhouse gases after U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a surprise climate agreement with China in advance of Peru.
“Over to you, Mr. Prime Minister,” chirped CBC anchor
Wendy Mesley, joining other TV networks in falsely portraying the U.S. deal as a breakthrough.
This non-binding gesture soon produced many cartoons, one of which shows Obama stripped to his underwear in a poker game with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is surrounded by a pile of chips and an American flag.
The U.S.-China announcement served as a preview of Peru, where developing countries would again refuse any substantive restrictions on their fuel use. China graciously agreed to continue ramping up its world-leading greenhouse gas emissions until 2030, while lame-duck Obama pretended he could commit the U.S. to further reductions.
Between them, the U.S. and China account for about half of global human-caused carbon
emissions. Due mostly to the surge from China and India, Canada’s share has fallen from two per cent to 1.5, which should help put all those “tar sands” protests into perspective.
Days later, Environment Canada released its latest national emission statistics, an event ignored by most media.
“Between 2005 and 2012, total Canadian GHG emissions decreased by 5.1 per cent, while the economy grew by 10.6 per cent over the same period,” the report states.
B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak joined the throngs who jetted to Lima. There she met officials from California and other U.S. states to re-announce their modest efforts to put a price on carbon emissions.
TV anchors and other wide-eyed innocents might have been left with the mistaken impression that the huge U.S. petroleum industry is cutting back, when in fact it has grown enormously thanks to shale oil and gas production.
And California continues to produce, by its own state government measure, the most carbon-intensive heavy crude in
North America.Overshadowing all of this is
the drop in the world price of oil, mainly the result of Saudi Arabia flooding the market in an effort to push competitors out of business. In the latest sign of the U.S. public’s lack of interest in reducing emissions, sales of larger vehicles immediately spiked up as gasoline prices fell.
I’m still receiving criticism for a recent column in which I declared myself an “agnostic” on human-caused global warming. Agnostic means searcher, and my search has continued for real signs of climate change and its potential causes.
Our glaciers are receding, no question, but the current trend started around the 1850s, when a sport utility vehicle had one horsepower in leather harness and B.C. was about to be declared a British colony.
But amid the noise, there is serious evidence being put forward that our province is undergoing a climate shift with major consequences. And there are calls for action.
As the clock ticks down to Christmas Eve, it is all too easy to get caught up in the panicked race to create the perfect holiday.
Bombarded by imagery of idyllic homes and happy families, we sometimes lose ourselves in a pursuit that’s always going to be a little out of reach.
And while there’s nothing wrong with trying to make the holidays memorable for us and our loved ones, perfection is a mighty high pillar to climb.
Sure, there are those who smugly finished their shopping in November; whose packages and cards have long since been delivered.
But most of us mortals lack that organizational gene. We’re the ones still looking for that one last item – the one we thought we’d taken care of, but only now realize we hadn’t.
We’re there among the throngs, fear in our eyes as we scan the empty toy shelves for an item that mysteriously appeared on a new letter to Santa.
But Christmas isn’t about perfection.
Certainly the first Christmas was hardly ideal; the accommodations were a little rough and the timing could have been better.
Since then, there have been more than a few holiday disasters – holidays with the wrong presents bought, dinners over cooked, and decorations lost and left unhung.
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There’s already such disgusting waste of the money, they have some nerve pleading poor-mouth. For starters, the people running TransLink must have attended the same business schools as those at BC Ferries, because both made the mistake of raising fares, which resulted in loss of ridership, which equates to loss of revenue for both taxpayer-owned entities.
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Now we find out the people charged with providing transit services to the people of Metro Vancouver think themselves too good to ride public transit, like the rest of us common folks. Instead, they’re receiving between $950 and $1,200 for vehicle allowances, per month. If they choose not to ride on public transit, how will they ever know how crowded and inconvenient it is on some routes?
The 49 Metrotown/UBC bus for instance is usually packed to the doors all day, every day. So what does TransLink do on weekends, when even more people use this bus route? They take the articulated buses (which are capable of carrying more passengers) off this route, and run nothing but the smaller buses on this route. As a result there are times when passengers have to stand in front of the red line, which is dangerous if the driver needs to make an emergency stop.
Okay, so maybe they can make a case for the executives to be supplied with a car, but why not a Smart Car, and cut the vehicle allowance enough to cover only a vehicle of that size and type?
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Wayne McQueenBurnaby
THIS TRANSITION WILL COST USRe: Some advice to Kinder Morgan from the mushy middle (Column, NewsLeader, Dec. 12)
So the B.C. government does or did give electric car incentives. A very small number of people took advantage of the program and I think it’s over or done this next calendar year.
Geothermal is now a possibility in many areas but the cost is still high—the program would have to pay around 50 per cent to the home/business owner to make it financially viable.
You realize your “levy” is just another production/product
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There’s going to be an increased cost of living to move to non-petroleum based power sources. I’m just not sure only adding a VAT is going to cover much of the cost.
Ken Grierson—burnabynewsleader.com
NO MONEY IN THE BUDGET, EH?Re: B.C. MLAs budget $3.6 million for their own severance package
Is there no end to the self-serving, self-interest and greed of our politicians? Notwithstanding an over-the-top pension plan, MLAs who are defeated or don’t run again are to receive up to $127,323 (15 months of an MLA’s annual salary) in a severance package.
This, based on a base salary of $101,859, along with other perks such as a $9,000 career counselling or re-education when leaving the job is, in my opinion, an over-the-top entitlement and an outrage.
The fact that this is contained and discussed by an all-party parliament committee leaves no-one out of the loop. It will be interesting to see whether any of our representatives speak out against this golden handshake.
With recent cuts to Seniors Services Society (SSS) budget, 100 out of 175 homeless seniors in October without a roof over their heads were turned away and left out in the cold.
This is unconscionable. And it is just one example of the government’s callous disregard in cutbacks to people in dire need. The reason given? There’s not enough money in the so-called budget.
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My Christmas story does not involve gifts (in the traditional sense) but is about as Canadian as you can get.
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Container drivers to get less pay than expected: UniforJeff NagelBlack Press
Container truckers voted unanimously Sunday to take strike action again if needed in response to the imposition of what they say are lower-than-promised rates to haul goods in and out of Port Metro Vancouver terminals.
Union and non-union truckers met Sunday in Surrey to discuss their next steps after talks Friday with Port Metro Vancouver’s CEO.
Truckers staged a 28-day strike last March that ended on government promises to reform the rate structure to halt rampant undercutting and stabilize the industry.
The province passed legislation in October to set minimum rates but only revealed them Dec. 15.
“They didn’t live up to their end of the bargain,” said Paul Johal, president of the Vancouver container truckers local of Unifor. “It was supposed to put money in our pockets but they’re taking money away from us.”
He estimates the shortfall on rates will add up to $50 a day less for employee drivers and $150 to $200 less for owner-operators.
Johal said truckers want a new meeting with federal and provincial government representatives to address their issues.
“If nothing happens we’re going to look at another shutdown – that’s the only choice we have left.”
Gavin McGarrigle, B.C. area director for Unifor, said both union and non-union drivers are “very disappointed” with the rates and said the province has effectively created new rate classes not previously envisioned with the effect of lower overall pay.
“We don’t want to go on strike but a deal is a deal,” McGarrigle said, noting Unifor members are still in a legal strike position.
The rate structure is complex, with different amounts for employee drivers versus owner-operators, options of paying per trip or per hour, minimum call-out rates and rates for “off dock” movement of containers between points other than terminals.
Another concern is a new Port Metro Vancouver rule that as of 2019 only trucks less than 10 years old can access container terminals.
McGarrigle said federal officials have promised to review that change, which he said would be
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Other changes made by the port and province are to bring a new licence system and reduce the number of trucks allowed to serve port terminals.
But McGarrigle said the new rate structure is the key sticking point, predicting it will mean continued industry instability.
Provincial government officials could not be reached for comment.
A transportation ministry release said the rate structure will provide “fair wages” for truckers to halt undercutting and delivers other improvements.
“It is a complicated situation and it has been hard to find a solution that pleases everyone,” it said.
Port Metro Vancouver spokesman John Parkert-Jervis said the port is proceeding to implement the new licence system.
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The illuminations light display features thousands of glittering lights, including illuminated sculptures, giant lighted sequoia tree, and a wonderland of white lights in the farmhouse orchard. Visitors can participate in a scavenger hunt based on the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. Clues can be found throughout the 10-acre site.
The Village includes several restored heritage buildings, and demonstrations of turn-of-the century crafts from platen press printing to blacksmithing.
Special seasonal displays include 1920s fashion, vintage crepe paper decorations, and seasonal greens decorated in 1920s style.
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The Elwoodettes have been performing marionettes shows since the early 1990s. Hugh Elwood is the artist behind many of the hand-made puppets featured in the show. Elizabeth Elwood writes the music and scripts.
From Dec. 26 to 29, they are performing Max, the Ho Hum Husky. The play tells the story of Max as he rides to the rescue on Christmas Eve, helped along by a challenge from Santa Claus.
Their original play Die Fledermaus, the Sequel will be featured from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2.
This lively performance is set to the music of a Johann Strauss operetta, with original lyrics by Elizabeth Elwood.
The story revolves around a squabble between housemaid A-doll and her mistress Razerlinda over a dress for the New Year’s Eve ball. While the puppets and their antics will appeal to young children, adults will appreciate the satirical script.
The shows are performed daily between 2 and 7:15 p.m. Visit the Museum’s website for the performance schedule.
The Burnaby Village Museum is open daily until Jan. 2, from 1 to 9 p.m. Visit www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca for more information, or call 604-297-4565. Admission to the museum is free.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of “Theo Tielenburg”. Late of Maple Ridge, and Zoetermeer The Netherlands. Theo leaves to mourn his loving wife Dolores Wood-Tielenburg, his step daughter Susan Zacher (Clint), and step sons, Jeff Wood & Brad Wood and many great grandchildren. Theo will be lovingly re-membered by many family and friends both in BC and in Zoetermeer. Theo passed peacefully in Zoetermeer, after a coura-geous battle with cancer. Theo and Dolores would travel yearly to Zoetermeer and spend time with family and friends. Theo loved to build trams, and was an avid member of The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers. He will be greatly missed, his memory will live on in our hearts forever.
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Tackling the TalkIf you are going home to visit family over the holidays, you may notice a change in your parents’ mental or physical condition. Perhaps your father is more forgetful, or maybe your mom is struggling with household tasks. If you suspect things are beginning to change, the holidays may present the perfect opportunity to ‘check in’ with them. In fact, if you haven’t found the right opportunities in the past, it may be time to have a conversation with them about inevitable issues related to aging. Specifically: health, finances, driving and living arrangements.
These conversations are not easy! Not for you and not for a senior who may prefer to focus on their strengths and vitalities as opposed to the potential for future challenges. No one wants to plan for getting old. But planning is essential! And if to date you’ve managed to avert sudden changes brought about by a major health crisis or an unexpected accident, consider yourself lucky! Then put on a pot of tea, find a comfy spot on the sofa, and begin the conversation about the days ahead.
Remember, aging is not some taboo topic; it’s a fundamental part of life. We are all headed in the same direction – some are just a little further up the road than you. Here are some tips to help you begin an important dialogue that will hopefully lead to a meaningful and viable plan.
1. Begin by checking inAsk where your loved one is at: what things bring them joy, what aspects of life are most important to them, and how they see their future playing out. The most important messages you can convey are: I value your thoughts and wishes, I honour your choices, this is your journey. It’s quite possible your loved one has done plenty of reflecting on what matters to them and where they see themselves down the road. Perhaps they’ve been waiting for this door to open for sharing.
2. Listen and check backListen more than you talk. Make it apparent that you are hearing and comprehending by reiterating what you perceive they are saying. If they seem open – let the conversation flow. If there is reservation, take it slow and suggest that they give things more thought and share more at a later date.
3. Make a date to talk againNow that you’ve begun the conversation, plan to continue and at whatever pace feels right, move in the direction of making some definitive action plans. Consider other family member or friends who might want (or need) to be a part of the discussion. Get consent from your loved one to invite them to join you in the next chat session and then set a date.
You did it! You are off and running. If it went well, don’t stop. If it didn’t go well, don’t stop. Either way, you are doing a vitally important favour to your loved one and to all those who care about them. By opening up the lines of communication and venturing forward with willingness, openness and kindness, you are tackling the next chapter with all the best intentions.
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Important conversations to have with your aging loved ones
