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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2015 LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS NEWS 3 NEWS 8 ENTERTAINMENT 11 Vaccination rates are poor Off to the Supreme Court Addams Family onstage There’s more at Burnabynow.com Quantum Leaps for girls By Cornelia Naylor [email protected] Burnaby South Grade 12 student Mindy Lin wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become an engineer. Her mom doesn’t want her to. Why? Her mom says it’s a lot harder for a wom- an to succeed in the field than a man, and she’d prefer her bright young daughter to pick a career that will give her an equal chance at success. “I kind of understand the way she thinks,” Lin said, “but I really like engineering.” Lin knows she’s not alone in facing such obstacles, so she has teamed up with four other local female students (JennyWang from Moscrop,Tina Borcanin from Burnaby North, Maya Unadkat from Burnaby Cen- tral and AngelaYu from Burnaby Mountain) to put on a conference designed to empower girls to pursue science, technology, engineer- ing and mathematics (STEM) careers. “Through this conference we really want to encourage girls to go down this pathway and then to actually explore those careers,” Lin said. Called Quantum Leaps, the free March 28 conference at UBC is being sponsored by Burnaby Neighbourhood House and the Society for CanadianWomen in Science andTechnology and will feature workshops in different fields, and female speakers and panelists talking about their career paths. The event has two main goals, according to Lin – to empower girls who lack the confi- dence to go into traditionally male-dominat- ed fields and to support girls who know they can do it but face family or other obstacles. Lin counts herself among the second group. She said she believes her parents’ views are based on their own experiences and genera- tion, and that things have changed. But that’s not to say Lin thinks the gender bias in the STEM areas has disappeared. She said organizers of a math camp she at- tended this summer, for example, said the mix of boys and girls was a lot more even than in previous years, but it was still only about two to one. In her Grade 12 physics class this year, it’s about four to one. “I think it’s way better than before, but I think definitely it still exists,” Lin said. Conference aimed at encouraging young women to explore careers in science, technology and engineering SCIENCE PROJECT From left to right, Burnaby Mountain’s Angela Yu, Burnaby South’s Mindy Lin, Burnaby North’s Tina Borcanin, Moscrop’s Jenny Wang and Burnaby Central’s Maya Unadkat are organizing a conference for girls interested in science and technology careers. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR A new look for the NOW By Pat Tracy [email protected] It was time. The BurnabyNOW needed a bit of a makeover – some new highlights here and there, a little nip and tuck, ditching the old bellbottoms. It’s been a couple of decades since we freshened up our page design and things were getting a bit dated looking – even though we’re just a couple of years past 30. Granted, 30 doesn’t seem old – but when measured in news stories, pho- tos and advertisements, it’s a mountain of information that we’ve produced and shared with readers since 1983. When the Burn- abyNOW was launched on Nov. 23, 1983 as a 12- page broad- sheet it had been born out of the ashes of the Columbian newspaper, which published its final edition Nov. 15, 1983 after 123 years in business. Former Columbian employees bank- rolled the new paper and believed that Burnaby deserved – and would support – a community newspaper dedicated to the city. And they were right.The Burn- abyNOW remains the city’s first and fa- vourite information source. Nowadays the newspaper is, of course, not just a newspaper. Our website con- tains much more information than we can fit into the paper product, and our journalists are breaking news as it hap- pens onTwitter and chatting about it on Facebook. We are available on several platforms, but everything we do has one central theme:We are dedicated to covering our community and providing local informa- tion to Burnaby residents. ‘Local news – local matters’ is the new tagline on our We’ve spruced up our pages with redesign 5 SEE PAGE 23 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Continued on page 9 Continued on page 9 Everything we do has one central theme: Local news – local matters 2015 MARCH 7 th , 2015 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ROAR INTO MARCH... Contact FitFirst Footwear 604-299-8851 presented by SATURDAY A PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM + RUNNING SHOE EXPO STAY ACTIVE. STAY HEALTHY. BE YOUR BEST.

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  • FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2015 LOCAL NEWS LOCAL MATTERS

    NEWS 3 NEWS 8 ENTERTAINMENT 11

    Vaccination rates are poor Off to the Supreme Court Addams Family onstage

    Theres more at Burnabynow.com

    [email protected]

    Burnaby South Grade 12 student MindyLin wants to follow in her mothers footstepsand become an engineer.Her mom doesnt want her to.Why?Her mom says its a lot harder for a wom-

    an to succeed in the eld than a man, andshed prefer her bright young daughter topick a career that will give her an equalchance at success.I kind of understand the way she thinks,

    Lin said, but I really like engineering.Lin knows shes not alone in facing such

    obstacles, so she has teamed up with fourother local female students (JennyWang

    fromMoscrop,Tina Borcanin from BurnabyNorth,Maya Unadkat from Burnaby Cen-tral and AngelaYu from Burnaby Mountain)to put on a conference designed to empowergirls to pursue science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics (STEM) careers.Through this conference we really want

    to encourage girls to go down this pathwayand then to actually explore those careers,Lin said.Called Quantum Leaps, the free March

    28 conference at UBC is being sponsoredby Burnaby Neighbourhood House andthe Society for CanadianWomen in ScienceandTechnology and will feature workshopsin different elds, and female speakers andpanelists talking about their career paths.The event has two main goals, according

    to Lin to empower girls who lack the con-dence to go into traditionally male-dominat-ed elds and to support girls who know theycan do it but face family or other obstacles.Lin counts herself among the second

    group.She said she believes her parents views are

    based on their own experiences and genera-tion, and that things have changed.But thats not to say Lin thinks the gender

    bias in the STEM areas has disappeared.She said organizers of a math camp she at-

    tended this summer, for example, said themix of boys and girls was a lot more eventhan in previous years, but it was still onlyabout two to one.In her Grade 12 physics class this year, its

    about four to one.I think its way better than before, but I

    think denitely it still exists, Lin said.

    Conference aimed at encouraging young women toexplore careers in science, technology and engineering

    SCIENCEPROJECT From left to right, BurnabyMountains Angela Yu,BurnabySouthsMindyLin, BurnabyNorths TinaBorcanin,Moscrops JennyWangandBurnabyCentralsMayaUnadkat areorganizingaconference for girls interested in scienceand technology careers. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

    AnewlookfortheNOW

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    It was time.The BurnabyNOW needed a bit of a

    makeover some new highlights hereand there, a little nip and tuck, ditchingthe old bellbottoms.Its been a couple of decades since we

    freshened up our page design and thingswere getting a bit dated looking eventhough were just a couple of years past30.Granted, 30 doesnt seem old but

    when measured in news stories, pho-tos and advertisements, its a mountainof information that weve produced andshared with readers since 1983.When

    the Burn-abyNOWwas launchedon Nov. 23,1983 as a 12-page broad-sheet it hadbeen bornout of theashes of theColumbiannewspaper,which published its nal edition Nov.15, 1983 after 123 years in business.Former Columbian employees bank-

    rolled the new paper and believed thatBurnaby deserved and would support a community newspaper dedicated tothe city.And they were right.The Burn-abyNOW remains the citys rst and fa-vourite information source.Nowadays the newspaper is, of course,

    not just a newspaper. Our website con-tains much more information than wecan t into the paper product, and ourjournalists are breaking news as it hap-pens onTwitter and chatting about it onFacebook.We are available on several platforms,

    but everything we do has one centraltheme:We are dedicated to covering ourcommunity and providing local informa-tion to Burnaby residents. Local news local matters is the new tagline on our

    Weve spruced up ourpages with redesign

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  • EASYDOESIT: Immunizationsarean importantpart of childhoodhealth, andFraserHealthwants to seean increase in immunizationsin the city . FraserHealth stats showthat 34per centofBurnabykidsunderage twoare still unvaccinated.PHOTONOWFILES

    Burnabyneeds itsshots34 per cent of children under two are still unvaccinated for measles,and the citys overall immunization rate is still below the average

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    Fraser Health is seeingan uptick in parents callingabout vaccinations after arecent measles outbreak inDisneyland, but 34 per centof Burnaby kids under theage of two are still unvacci-nated, according to healthauthority data.We do need to see them

    increase, Burnaby-NewWestminster public healthmanager Corinna Orobkosaid of the immunizationnumbers. We like to seecloser to 80 per cent. Herdimmunity is better if itshigher.We are putting our-selves a little bit at risk tohave some outbreaks.Burnabys immunization

    rate for kids under two hasimproved from 58 per centin March to 66 per cent inOctober, but thats still be-low the Fraser Health aver-age of 69 per cent.Orobko, however, said

    the number of local kids ac-tually vaccinated is proba-

    bly higher because Burna-by parents often take themto neighbouringVancou-ver for shots, and FraserHealth has no way of track-ing those numbers.Burnabys high immi-

    grant and refugee popula-tion is also mobile, Orobkosaid, and the health author-ity has no way of determin-ing whether people whooriginally landed in Burna-by are now living and vac-cinating their kids some-where outside of the healthregion or still in Burnabyand not vaccinating them.As for newcomers be-

    ing averse to vaccination onreligious, cultural or othergrounds, Orobko said shedoesnt think that signi-cantly affects the data.I dont think thats the

    issue, she said. (Immi-grants and refugees) arevery appreciative of healthcare because theyve seensome of the things that hap-pen when these diseases dooccur because there arentenough vaccinations where

    theyve been.Theyre ap-preciative of health care, pe-riod, because they may nothave had the access.Orobko said local public

    health ofcials are doing ev-

    erything they can to boostimmunization numbers, of-fering evening clinics, con-centrating on followup andcleaning up vaccinationdata.Regrettable as the Dis-

    neyland measles outbreakis, Orobko said, health of-cials are encouraged by thepublics response.Its terrible that we have

    outbreaks of measles, shesaid, but at least people aresaying, OK, this happenedthere. It could happen tome. I have to go get my kidsimmunized.

    Along with urging par-ents to get their kids vacci-nated, Orobko is calling onthose who have taken themoutside of Fraser Health tocommunicate that informa-tion to the health authority.Shed also like to see par-

    ents call in to update theircontact information.Routine childhood im-

    munizations are free, safeand recommended at two,four, six, 12 and 18 months,according to Fraser Health.A followup immunization

    or booster is given at fouryears of age.Health ofcials dont

    consider children fully pro-tected against vaccine-pre-ventable diseases until theyhave completed the recom-mended immunizations.For more information onvaccinations and where toget your child immunized,visit www.fraserhealth.ca/your_health/immunization.

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    Burnaby RCMP is en-couraging residents to regis-ter for the next BlockWatchtraining session in March.People have until Feb. 10

    (nextTuesday) to completethe application and a crim-inal record check requiredto participate in the March5 training session hosted byBurnaby RCMPs crimeprevention unit.The training session will

    cover a variety of topics,including home security,crime prevention, emergen-cy 911 reporting, observa-

    tion skills and more.According to a media re-

    lease from Burnaby RCMP,the benets of joining BlockWatch include reducing fearthrough education, a reduc-tion in crime and tips andtricks to recognize suspi-cious activity. Some insur-ance agencies also providediscounts to homeown-ers that are part of a BlockWatch program.Anyone interested in par-

    ticipating in the upcom-ing training session is askedto contact the BurnabyRCMP crime preventionunit at 604-294-7859 [email protected].

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    Burnaby is now a monthinto MetroVancouvers or-ganics ban, and residentsseem to be embracing thegreen initiative.While its still early to de-

    termine howmuch organicwaste is being diverted fromlandlls, Dipak Dattani, as-sistant director of engineer-ing with the citys environ-mental services division,said the program has beenconsidered a positive by res-idents in its rst stage.When we went with our

    toter program for our curb-side collection, we had agreen bin provided with it we did a pilot project andresidents were encouragedto add organics to the greenbin program, the yard wastetoter, he said. There werecertainly questions comingto us (from residents), morefor clarication of what goeswhere.Dattani added that the

    city is well under way inproviding organics bins to

    residents of apartment com-plexes, townhouses andcondos.TheMetroVancouver

    ban, which came into effectJan. 1, seeks to cut down onmethane emissions and cre-ate renewable energy fromorganic waste.There is asix-month grace period forcompliance, with fees im-posed on residents who havetoo much organic waste intheir garbage bins.Penalties are imposed

    when waste trucks reachtheir transfer station, ulti-mately ning the City ofBurnaby. Because certaincollection trucks cover cer-tain zones, Dattani said thecity will be able to deter-mine which areas have themost non-compliance andenforce the ban at the curbthrough education.It all depends on which

    trucks were being penalized,where the trucks were pick-ing up material from, andusing that as a more local-ized approach in a target-ed education campaign, hesaid.

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    SFU professor Lynne Quarmby is takingon a science policy critic role with the fed-eral Greens, even though she hasnt run inan election yet.Quarmby will evaluate government legis-

    lation and policy and whether its based onscientic evidence.Im excited about it. I feel its a tremen-

    dous responsibility, but its also a great op-portunity to bring my experience in scienceinto the political arena, Quarmby said.(The Conservatives) have showed com-

    plete disregard for science, in particular, en-vironmental science.

    Quarmby, who recently moved to Burna-by, is head of SFUs molecular biology andbiochemistry department and is runningfor the Greens in the new federal riding ofBurnaby North-Seymour.Quarmby made headlines as one of the

    ve protesters named in a multimillion-dollar Kinder Morgan suit seeking an in-junction against anti-pipeline protesters onBurnaby Mountain.Green leader Elizabeth May is one of two

    Green party members who hold seats inOttawa, but the party still appoints peopleto its shadow cabinet.For more political news, go to www.

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    Yes,peoplereallycanbethatstupidWhat do a recent mea-

    sles outbreak and climatechange have in common?Theyre both issues in-

    volving clear scientic evi-dence that many people feelfree to ignore in favour oftheir personal belief system.Recently, medical author-

    ities blamed a measles out-break at Disneyland on in-creasing numbers of parentswho reject recommendedchildhood vaccinations.Its a similar phenome-

    non to that which occurred

    in the FraserValley last year,when several hundred mea-sles cases were reported the largest outbreak of thedisease in some 30 years.Unfortunately, vaccina-

    tion has in many ways be-come a victim of its ownsuccess.The very effectivness of

    vaccines has taken away thefear of childhood diseasethat in previous generationswould have provided a pow-erful motivator to act.To-days parents never had to

    live with the childhood dis-eases that ravaged societyonly a couple of generationsago.They never learned tofear the very real and veryfrightening effects of pre-ventable diseases such asmeasles.Science has been conclu-

    sive about the societal bene-ts of vaccines and has longago debunked the theorylinking them to autism.But that has apparent-

    ly done little to change peo-ples beliefs and therefore

    their behaviour.Far too many parents are

    still choosing not to vacci-nate their children for rea-sons grounded not in factbut in misleading informa-tion culled from the Inter-net and questionable theo-ries propounded by the richand famous.Sadly, disbelief in scien-

    tic evidence isnt limit-ed to the medical realm. Infact, according to a recentU.S. study, our tendency toignore evidence is well en-

    trenched on many issues.For instance, the study

    found 87 per cent of scien-tists accepted the conceptthat human activities aredriving climate change, butonly 50 per cent of the pub-lic believed that.Were more likely to be-

    lieve the opinions of Hol-lywood celebrities than sci-entists.And confronted with evi-

    dence that contradicts ourbeliefs, most of us are ap-parently more likely to dig

    in and question the valid-ity of that evidence than tochange our minds.All of which bodes ill for

    our collective well-being.Decisions, both individual

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    Burnabys GordonPresbyterianChurchwas set to rise againafter a fire that burned the 77-year-old church to the groundnearly 18monthsbefore.

    Rev. Charles Scott and the congregation at the churchwereset to hold anopenhouseonMarch 17,with the first services inthenewsanctuary onMarch 18, according to aBurnabyNOWreport fromMarch 4. The $500,000 rebuild of the churchwouldhave about two-thirds of its costs coveredby insurance, and thechurch alsomade some improvements to its facility.

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    think about what is at stakeif Canada Post managementand the Conservative gov-ernment go ahead with theirplanned overhaul of the postofce in Canada.Last year at this time, they

    announced sweeping chang-es to postal services we allrely on, including the elimi-nation of door-to-door maildelivery.These drastic andharmful measures have al-ready begun taking place incommunities across Cana-da. Rather than having maildelivered to your doorstepby a familiar and friend-ly face, the elimination ofdoor-to-door will meanyoull have to trek to a com-munity mailbox, often quitea ways down the road oraround the block.What will the impact be

    on property values whenthey are introduced in es-tablished neighborhoods?Whose house are they go-ing in front of?These boxesare not attractive;most res-idents are unlikely to wantthem in front of their prop-erty, not only for esthet-ic reasons but also the con-stant ow of trafc and litterthat they will bring to thefront of their homes.The other clear and pres-

    ent danger from the com-munity mailboxes is in-

    creased mail and identitytheft.Already B.C. is knownas the mail theft capital ofCanada, and the switch tocommunity mailboxes pro-vides a one-stop shop forthieves.Although CanadaPost claims new boxes willbe built securely, experiencesuggests that criminals willnd a way to take advantageof the new system.Any way you look at it,

    community mailboxes justdont make sense.Weve heard a lot of con-

    cerns from our membersand,most importantly, fromour customers.Thats whyweve launched a publiccampaign,We Deliver Can-ada (www.wedelivercanada.ca), which explains the highstakes and argues that wenot only dont need to cutour postal services we canactually expand what thepost ofce does in Canada.Rather than cutting ser-

    vices, Canada Post shouldbe expanding what we de-liver.Most industrializedcountries offer some formof public postal banking.These nancial services turna prot and strengthen oth-er public services.The samecould be true in Canada.The truth is simple: door-

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    CUPWVancouver,Local 846.See an extended column atwww.burnabynow.com.

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  • THE BURNABY NOWWELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length. Priority isgiven to letters written by residents of Burnaby and/or issues concerning Burnaby. Please include a phone number whereyou can be reached during the day. Send letters to: The Editor, #201A3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4,email to: [email protected] (no attachments please) or fax to: 604-444-3460. Letters to the editor and opinioncolumns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, www.burnabynow.com.

    Whats with limitedparking enforcement?Dear EditorAs aBurnaby resident, I frequentmanyareas of the city inwhichmanyof theselocations haveparking restrictions.

    While out theother day, I cameacross avery pleasant City of Burnabyparking enforce-ment officer.Wehadapleasant conversationabout theofficers job and the city in general.Through the conversation I found it veryinteresting tohear that parking enforcementofficers for the city stopworking at 6 p.m. dailyanddontwork statutory holidays. I found thisparticularly odd, sincemanyof theparkingmeters in the city are in effect till 8 p.m. andonstatutory holidays. This equates to the effectthat parking is a free for all after 6p.m. andallday on statutory holidays, except for theoddticket anRCMPofficermaybe inclined to issueif they arent busydealingwith serious issues.

    I find this absolutely absurd that a citywouldnt haveparking enforcement officersworking later in the evenings andon statutoryholidayswhenparkingmeters are in effect andto address residents complaints. Howmuchpotential city revenue is lost becauseof thelimitedhours of enforcement?

    Couldour continued rise in property tax besubsidized if the city properly ran theparkingenforcement department like theCity of Van-couver does and Im sure other cities are?JoshJackson,Burnaby

    Kudos to cleanersDear Editor In thepast fewdays I havebeengoing toBrentwoodmall to havemymorn-ing coffee. Thismorning,while sitting theresipping atmy coffee, something came tomyrealization.

    We, thepublic, are generally very unhesi-tant in expressing criticismanddenigrationtowards someoneand/or something. Veryseldom, I find thatwedo theopposite.

    I am referring to the cleaning crew inBrentwoodmall. Thesepeople,without adoubt, deserve tobe extolled in every aspectof their duties. Considering all the construc-tion and renovations, both inside andoutside,the BrentwoodTownCentre is undergoing,themall has never been so cleananddust-freein thepast. Theseworkers (mostly ladies) notonly are devoted inproviding anamazingclean environment but,more importantly,with their friendliness and cheerful smiles,theyproject themostwelcomingatmosphereourmall has ever had.

    My kudos to the cleaning crew. Keepup thegoodwork!FrankDiCesare,Burnaby

    Superintendent partsways with district

    @JamesSanyshynWishingoutgoing#burnabySuperintendent@KevinKaardal thebest in the future. Thanksfor your #bced support &advocacy.

    @BurnabyDSAC@BurnabyDSACThank you to@KevinKaardal for yoursupport of #BurnabyDSAC&work assuperintendent! Bestwishes for thefuture.

    HindAbyadOhmy, didKevinKaardalsay something against theBCA regime?After CUPEandBCTFpaid somuchmoney to install another BCA term?Perhaps the installationof a newpersonwas anagreed condition forprovidingBCAwith election funding. Ascenario like thiswould certainlywar-rant keeping the affair as a secret.OR, alternatively, perhaps its just asimplematter of anoutrageous sever-ancepackage. In any case, lets brushthis oneunder the carpet its not likewehave anyoppositionmembers inCityHall to question their actions.

    Beware the rise of theGreens or not?

    AlinaAbbott Theargument TheGreenParty takes votes away from the___party is, for themost part, a strawmanargument. TheGreenParty at-tracts people fromacross thepoliticalspectrumwhovalue the importanceoffindingbalance andhavingpoliticianswhoarewilling to sit and listen to eachother andwork together. Conserva-tives, Liberals, andNDPparties valuehyper-partisan views, Ourwayat allcosts andeveryone else is against us.Lowvoter turnout is likely due to a lotof voters being turnedoffby the impli-cation that youmust agreewith EVERYsingle thing aparty does in order tosupport them.Butwho is like that?Whoagreeswith every single thing anyother personor entity says or does? Itis not reality. Greens are attracting a lotof peoplewhohave stayedat homeonelectiondays past.

    KingB I amone such voter. In thelast three elections I votedGreenandLiberal. Inmyold riding the Liberal can-didate heldbeliefs thatwere incompat-iblewithmine and theNDPcandidatewas completely out of touch. As suchI voted for a solidGreen contender. Inthe following election,with noGreencandidate, I heldmynose and votedLiberal because itwas thebetter oftwobad choices.Most recently I votedLiberal because the alternativewasanAdrianDix government that sharedfewofmybeliefs. Not that I heldMs.Christie in high regard, but once againthe lesser of twoevils approachhelpedmedecidewhichway to go.

    HasToBeSaidApartywithGreeninitiatives is important right now.Whypeoplewould chooseB.C. Liberal isbeyondme, Clark is not green. Brown-noser, toHarpers governmentmaybe,but never green.

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    Dear EditorRe: Time tomoveaheadwith SiteC, Letters to the editor,BurnabyNOW,Dec.19. Id like to ask Jessica Verheydenwhereshe says she lives. And Id like to knowwhosheworks for. Its obvious she knowsnothingabout thepart ofNorthernB. C.where the SiteCdam is beingproposed tobebuilt. Nor doesshehaveany ideawhere all thepower it isproposed to generatewill be headed!

    Further, andmost importantly, she com-pletely ignores thepeople onwhosebacks itwill bebuilt!

    I would like to advise Jessica that beforeshe sends anymore letters like this to anypublicmedia, pleasedoher homework andeducate herself onwhat all the fuss is about!PennyOyama,Burnaby

    Showing ignorance

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    YOUR OPINIONIS IMPORTANTTO USYOUR 2015 CITY FINANCIAL PLAN

    Burnaby Council is committed to financial,social and environmental sustainability.To ensure we achieve this goal, the City isfocused on providing excellent policing andfire protection services, upgrading roads,water and sewer infrastructure, and ensuringBurnaby parks and recreation facilities meetcitizen needs. In addition, we recognize theimportance to Burnaby citizens of ongoingmaintenance and replacement of existingCity facilities.

    To ensure the Citys priorities reflect those ofBurnaby citizens, we want to hear from you!

    The Citys 2015 Provisional Financial Plan waspresented to Council on February 2, 2015 with aproposed tax rate increase of 2.98%. We wouldlike your views on the budget and, in particular,municipal services and priorities.

    YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT TO USPlease provide your comments by Wednesday,March 4, 2015 in order to allow enough time forCouncil to consider them before final approvalof the tax rates in May. The 2015 ProvisionalFinancial Plan is available for viewing on ourwebsite (www.burnaby.ca) under Our City Hall> Financial Reports.

    EXPENDITURES$424.1 MILLION

    If you would like to send acomment, please contact:

    Noreen Kassam, Assistant DirectorFinancial Planning & Capital Equityat [email protected]

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    18.1% Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

    15.4% General Government Services

    13.8% Public Works

    13.1% Police

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    A constitutional challengefrom ForestEthics Advoca-cy, involving three Burnabyresidents and the Nation-al Energy Board, has hit awall at the Federal Court ofAppeal, but the group plansto take the case to the nextlevel.The environmental or-

    ganization is claiming theNEB is infringing on peo-ples Charter rights by re-stricting public participationin the Kinder Morgan pipe-line hearing and refusing tohear concerns related to cli-mate change and oil-sandsdevelopment. On Jan. 23,Justice Marc Nadon of theFederal Court of Appeal re-jected the case.Honestly, I was not ter-

    ribly surprised to hear thatnews, said RuthWalms-ley, one of the Burnaby res-idents named as an appli-cant. I was disappointedbecause I was hoping thatthe case would have an op-portunity to be heard at thatlevel, but we realized at the

    beginning that we may needto take it to a higher court.ForestEthics Advocacy

    rst took the legal challengeto the NEB last spring,which rejected the groupsargument, stating freedomof speech does not neces-sarily mean anyone shouldbe included in the pipelinehearing.The applicants thenwent to the Federal Courtof Appeal in August, but thecase was dismissed on Jan.23.Sven Biggs, a spokesper-

    son with ForestEthics Ad-vocacy was surprised by thecourts rejection.I thought we had a really

    strong case, and it deservedthe courts consideration,he said.Now the group plans

    to take the case to the Su-preme Court of Canada.Most of the applicants haveagreed to take the case fur-ther, but Biggs said there arestill some who have not yetmade up their minds on thenext steps.Were not going to give

    up, said DavidMartin, thegroups lawyer. We believe

    the legislation is unconstitu-tional. It violates freedom ofexpression and it precludesthe public from properlyparticipating in the NationalEnergy Board hearings.Martin explained that the

    case is about challengingthe NEBs new procedures,brought in after the Conser-vative government changedthe NEBAct, narrowingthe scope of participants inpipeline hearings to thosewho are directly affectedby the project.For example, if the pipe-

    line runs through someonesbackyard, that person wouldbe considered directly af-fected, but the larger com-munity as a whole is beingexcluded,Martin explained.These are complex le-

    gal formulations, but theyboil down to that, he said.God forbid we should hearfrom the community.Besides ForestEthics Ad-

    vocacy, there are eight peo-ple listed as applicants in thecase. One of them is JohnClarke, who lives close tothe BurnabyMountain tankfarm.He applied as an in-

    tervenor in the NEB hear-ing but was given comment-er status,meaning he canonly write a letter express-ing his stance on the pro-posed expansion.Walmsleyapplied to participate as anintervenor but was reject-ed entirely. SFU professorLynne Quarmby, who re-cently moved to Burnaby, isalso one of the applicants in

    the case.In regards to the original

    motion from ForestEthicsAdvocacy,NEB spokesper-son, Sarah Kiley, explainedthat the board did not ndthe applicants had estab-lished that the NEBAct orthe board itself were violat-ing the Charter.Thats why they decid-

    ed to deny this motion,Ki-

    ley said. The board made acomment I thought was in-teresting, the substantialinterference with freedomof expression does not fol-low simply because the ap-plicants have been deniedtheir preferred means of ex-pression.For more on this story, see

    Jennifer Moreaus blog atwww.burnabynow.com.

    AdvocatestakecasetoSupremeCourt

    Takingon theNEB:Burnaby residentRuthWalmsley is oneof several applicants ina legal case challengingtheNEBs criteriaonwhocanparticipate inpipelinehearings. PHOTONOWFILES

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    opened up our pages a bitto let our stories and pho-tos breathe, and weve rede-signed our opinion pages toincrease the number of let-ters we can publish in print knowing that many read-ers are becoming accus-tomed to reading the longerversion of opinion pieces onour website.Weve moved the furni-

    ture around a bit as well.The opinion poll is now

    on page 6 its rightful place.Weve also expanded our

    room in our print editionfor conversations onTwitterand Facebook if youre notfollowing us, we encourageyou to check in and join thediscussions.Again our print edi-

    tion is full of good reads, butour online site is overow-ing with more news stories,sports, photos and commu-nity connections.There are other more

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    The small band of lo-cal Quantum Leaps con-ference organizers original-ly planned to hold the eventat SFU Burnaby, butWest-coastWomen in Engineer-ing, Science andTechnologystepped up to cover costs atUBCs Macleod Building.Since a lot of our au-

    dience is most likely goingto apply to UBC for their

    higher education, weve de-cided that having the eventset at that university is agood way to familiarize thegirls with the campus, saidYu, who is in Grade 11 atBurnaby Mountain.Theevent is for female Burn-aby students in grades 11and 12.One of the conferences

    three speakers will be Burn-aby South grad Dr. Poh

    Tan, a stem-cell expert andfounder of InnoguidanceConsulting, a rm that ad-vises companies around theworld on how best to ap-ply their technology in thestem-cell eld.For more information or

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    is putting his years in the produce business to work by usinghis network of connections with local farmers to bring youthe freshest locally grown products available.I got into the produce business straight out of university,says Joseph,after a friend introduced me to a producewholesale distributor where I worked as a salesperson andbuyer for ve years. I developed a lot of close relationshipswith the local farmers and I will denitely support them.During the process of getting the store ready for its opening,Joseph had an opportunity to meet many people who livein the area. Like them, Joseph understands the importanceof getting local produce to local end users.We are excited to be part of the community, and we arepassionate about produce and promotinga healthy lifestyle.Like many businesses, the key to success can often besummed up in one word.Freshness, says Joseph.If you demand freshness, but also want to make sure youregetting locally-sourced produce,get to know Joseph Sungat Parkgate Farm Market. Fresh food been closer.

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    Align Entertainment maybe new to the Lower Main-land scene, but the theatrecompany has already set thebar high for itself.The new Coquitlam-

    based company burst ontothe scene last year witha dazzling production ofShrek the Musical whichwon the hearts of fans andcritics and earned the com-pany an Ovation Award forOutstanding CommunityProduction (large theatre).It returns to the Mi-

    chael J. FoxTheatre stagethis weekend with anotherunique, family-friendly mu-sical:TheAddams Family.Yes, thatAddams Fam-

    ily Gomez andMorti-cia and the gang, so famil-iar to generations from theoriginal cartoons, the clas-sic television show from the1960s and the movies fromthe 1990s.

    The Broadway musicalhas reinterpreted the fam-ily some years later. LittleWednesday is all grown upnow and has fallen in lovewith gasp! a normal boyfrom a normal family. Shewants to bring his familyover for dinner and there-in lies the fun of the musi-cal.Brennan Cuff, a New

    Westminster actor whoplays Gomez, laughs at thepremise.It really explores what it

    means to be a normal fam-ily, he says, noting every-one has shared those feel-ings about their family atsome point or other. Thismusical gets to play aroundwith all those situations.Even though its a come-dy, even though its a send-up, theres still a lot of truththere.For director Chad

    Matchette, thats one of thethings that drew him to theshow in the rst place.Its a show that has a lot

    of heart and at its core isabout something that mostof us can relate to be-

    ing a part of a crazy family,Matchette says in a press re-lease. We may not all havean uncle as weird and cra-zy as Fester, but weve allprobably felt at one time oranother that our family isthe craziest group of peopleever.Cuff promises that any-

    one who has been a fan ofTheAddams Family in anyof its incarnations will lovethe musical.This is the classic Add-

    ams Family as youve cometo know them, he says the sexy Morticia, the pas-sionate Gomez, the crazyUncle Fester.And he points out that

    one of the great thingsabout the musical is thatit can be appreciated bymore than one generationof watchers as in the caseof his own family, wherehis parents were fans ofthe classicTV series andhe grew up with the 1990smovies.He admits that when a

    musical is billed as family-friendly, it can worry adultwatchers.Typically that means

    great for kids and kind ofunfortunate for adults, hesays. Thats not the casefor this show.And no, he notes, its not

    scary though the Add-ams Family is certainly fondof the macabre, the wholethings is done on a fun, kid-friendly level.Moreover, he says, the

    musical itself is a little dif-ferent from the typicalBroadway show, wherethere may be songs insertedjust for the sake of singing.Every song moves the

    story along, he says. Itsnot your classic musical the-atre campiness.Theres lotsof tango, lots of elements ofpassion.Cuff notes that what

    makes the musical extra-special is the passion thatsbeing brought to it by thewhole cast and crew.Whats amazing about

    Align Entertainment istheyre so new. Everyone isthere because they want tobe there. Everyone is therebecause they love being apart of theatre, he says,noting there are no divasin the midst. From the per-son hoisting the ies to thethird trombone in the or-chestra, to the cast and thewhole crew, everyone has to

    be passionate about whatthey do.What makes the show

    unique, too, is the fact thatthe leads dont actuallydominate the stage time.In fact, he notes, of the

    30 or so cast members,those who spend the mosttime onstage are the cho-rus of AddamsAncestors,whomUncle Fester bringsback to help solve the familycrisis.Among their ranks arethree Burnaby performers Lisa Rickets, Katie Purychand Steff Stanley.Our cast is a real ensem-

    ble, Cuff says.Hes high on the talent in-

    volved in the production,

    noting that everyone fromthe production team to thecast to the crew members brings a high level of skilland experience to the stage.Its just such a treat

    thing to have this level ofprofessionalism in a com-munity theatre production,he says.And yes, Cuff says, the

    entire team knows they havea lot to live up to, given thesuccess of last years Shrek.Theyre already bat-

    ting a thousand, he says,but he promises this yearsshow will be just as good or even better. We hope toraise the bar just a little bithigher.

    The Addams Familyruns Feb. 6 to 21 at the Mi-chael J. FoxTheatre. Its onThursdays through Satur-days at 8 p.m., with Sat-urday and Sunday mati-nees at 2 p.m.Tickets are$37.50 regular, $25 for stu-dents and seniors.All ticketsare $25 onThursdays, andtheres also a special FamilyDay event onMonday, Feb.9, when all tickets are $15.School matinees will also

    be held Feb. 13 and 19 atnoon, for $15.Check out www.align

    entertainment.ca for all thedetails.

    Addams Family musical opens thisweekend at Michael J.FoxTheatre

    Soyouthinkyourfamilyscrazy?

    Theyrebackand theyre singing:Everyones favourite familyof darkness is onstage inmusical formasAlignEntertainmentpresentsTheAddamsFamilymusical, Feb. 6 to21at theMichael J. FoxTheatre.PHOTOANITAALBERTO,COURTESYALIGNENTERTAINMENT

    Everyone istherebecausetheywant tobe

    there

    ResumMeetBrennanCuffBren-nanCuff,whoplaysGomezAddams, is a 29-year-oldactor fromNewWestmin-sterwho studiedmusi-cal theatre atGrantMac-EwanCommunity Collegein Edmonton, followedbyan intensive programattheCharlottetownFestivalin P.E.I. He then earnedamasters inmusical theatreinGlasgowbeforemovingto the LowerMainland.Hisprevious stage credits in-clude showswith theArtsClub and thePlayhouse.

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    FAMILY FUN INNEW WESTMINSTER!

    Queensborough Community Centre 920 Even Avenue 604.525.73889:00 - 11:00 am Enjoy an exciting morning of family friendly

    activities including bouncy castles, face painting andcrafts!

    Fitness Centre Get fit as a family! Family members 13+ yearsparticipatefor the price of a single admission

    Centennial Community Centre 65 East Sixth Avenue 604.777.5100All classes and activities are FREE

    9:20 - 10:20 am Workout Fitness class10:30 - 11:30 am Core Fitness class

    1:00 - 1:30 pm Zumba, Games in the gym, Craft activities

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    Queens Park Arenex First Street & Third Avenue 604.777.51219:30 - 11:30 am Gymnastics & Trampoline (all ages)6:00 - 7:30 pm Gymnastics & Trampoline (all ages)

    Adult participation required as you Flip, Flop & Fly!

    Samson V 880 Quayside Drive 778.773.149811:00 am - 3:00 pm Tour the last surviving wooden steam-powered

    sternwheeler. Admission by donation

    River Market 810 Quayside Drive 604.520.388111:00 am - 3:00 pm Food and Leisure - see inside cover for schedule

    of events

    Fraser River Discovery Centre 788 Quayside Drive 604.521.840111:00 am - 3:00 pm Explore and Educate see inside cover for

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    Anvil Centre 777 Columbia Street 604.527.464011:00 am - 3:00 pm Westminster Savings Family Fun Zone and

    the Arts& Heritage Hub see inside cover forschedule of events

    Greenhouse in Queens Park 604.777.512110:30 am 12:30 pm Come for a tour of the greenhouse and

    make a little moss garden to take home

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    6:30 - 8:00 pm Family Day Loonie Skate (all ages)

    Canada Games Pool 65 East Sixth Avenue 604.526.428111:30 am - 1:00 pm Free Public Swim (all ages) Our Fun

    Supervisor will organize fun wateractivities. Green Thunder Waterslide willbe closed

    1:00 - 8:25 pm Regular drop-in admission. Green ThunderWaterslide open from 1:00 - 3:00 pm and6:30 - 7:30 pm

    Youth Centre 620 Eighth Street 604.515.37752:00 pm - 5:00 pm Challenge your family to a fun game of

    pool, foosball,bubbly hockey, or hoops in the gym.Parents andkids/youth can take each other on in ourfeatureBlast from the Past game and see whichgeneration comes out on top!

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    Bring this roadmap along with youto each location you visit on Monday,February 9 to receive a special sticker.When you attend four events and collect

    four stickers you will receive aParks, Culture and Recreation Family

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    FAMILY DAY 2015Monday, February 9, 11:00 am 3:00 pm Featuring three event sites in

    downtown New Westminster offering FREE family activities:

    Westminster Savings FamilyFun Zone at Anvil Centre

    777 Columbia Street

    Fraser River Discovery Centre788 Quayside Drive

    River Market810 Quayside Drive

    Presented by:Westminster Skytrain Station or free Parking at the Front St. Parkade For more information please contact Michelle Dean at 604.313.2765 www.newwestcity.ca

    11:00am - Story Time with NW Public Library11:00am - Max Tell, Childrens Entertainer11:30am - Westminster Avenue Musical Entertainment12:00pm - Peter Rooke, Magician1:00pm - The Tigger Exhibit, Musical Entertainment1:00pm - Story Time with NW Public Library1:45pm - Max Tell, Childrens Entertainer2:00pm - Artist Talk with Karen Justice

    Let Me Count the Ways presented byArtists in the Boro

    2:15pm - Jake Burton Card Tricks2:30pm - Peter Rooke, Magician

    11:00am - Los Castores Mariachi Musical Entertainment

    11:30am - Enjoy Mad Sciences Entertaining andinteractive demonstration on air pressure-Up, Up Away

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    SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS

    ALL DAY ACTIVITIES 11:00am-3:00pm

    River Critters Menu will feature kids mealsfrom various vendors

    Arts & Crafts by Music Box Music Arts & Crafts by Donalds Market Arts & Crafts by Royal City Farmers Market Hopscotch with KidSport New Westminster Animal Services Explore A Green World

    Experience The Fraser- An interactive mini riverinetrail system

    Seafood For Thought- Explores contemporaryissues regarding sustainable fishing

    I Spy- An interactive exhibit on the working river My River My Home- A global exchange of

    childrens artwork, developed as part of acollaborative, scientific research project betweenWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution and theUniversity of the Fraser Valley.

    Our Bones are Made of Salmon- Designed aroundthe memories and experiences of Musqueam ElderLarry Grant and St:l Cultural Advisor Dr. SonnyMcHalsie.

    Pollution Model Archaeology Dig Altered Rivers Art/Water Slides

    FIRST FLOOR Westminster Savings tent for giveaways,

    prizes, table hockey, and a virtual graffiti Nintendo Interactive Games Rainbow Loom, or

    just hang out in Youth Lounge Equitas Play It Fair Face Painting by The Stage New Westminster

    SECOND FLOOR Explore the Citys Archives

    THIRD FLOOR The Stage New Westminsters Photo Booth Explore the Citys Museum and visit the

    Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame Pop-Up Library hosted by NWPL. Sign up for

    a library card and check out an assortment ofbooks, dvds, cds, and magazines

    Discover Mystery Artefact BoxesFOURTH FLOOR

    Board Games: Then and Now Family Drop-in Build Your City interactive arts activity

    11:00am-1:00pm Sign up for a half hour introduction toAriel Silk, Trampoline, andJuggling at Vancouver Circus School.(Spaces are limited, first come firstserve, ages 4 and up, must beaccompanied by an adult).

    11:00am Tony Kastellic, Fiddler12:00 Noon NWSS Clarinet Quartet1:00pm-2:00pm Join Tashu Karate for an intro class1:00pm Giselle Whittaker, Youth Singer2:00pm Heidi Braacx, Violinist

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    Fans of mystery writingshould make their way tothe next Spoken Ink night.AuthorDebra Purdy

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