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Neighbours stop to snap a pic of a large tree that fell down on Cascade Street, between Erin and 16th avenues. For more photos of the damage and debris left behind from the weekend’s storm, visit www. burnabynow.com. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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City Hall went dark during this weekend’s storm, along with much of Burnaby, according to the city’s director of engineering, Leon Gous. City staff had to contend with the power outage, with backup generators providing power for high priority areas such as police dispatch and phone lines, while city crews were clearing up the mess left behind by high winds and drought-damaged trees.

“Any of the important public-facing services were up and running really quickly,” Gous told the NOW, adding administrative services were back on Sunday night. However, power went down again on Monday, he said, adding, “So there are some areas where people are in the dark this morning (Monday).” Meanwhile, city crews were out dealing with fallen trees and storm debris full-time from Saturday at noon until 11 p.m., and again on Sunday, he said. There were 25 roads blocked by fallen

trees over the weekend, he added, and all of those have been cleared. “They’re now dealing with curb-to-curb cleanup,” Gous said, adding Monday’s heavy rains also affected the work. “We’re obviously trying to make sure as well, that we’re managing the rain storm on top of what came down,” he said. City crews are checking catch basins to make sure leaves and branches aren’t blocking them, as well as making sure filter bags are removed at construction sites. Over the weekend, three water pump stations were also affected by the power outage, with two up and running on backup power pretty quickly, according to Gous. “There was, I think, one small area that

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had about 75 homes that had no water for a very short period, but we then got a backup system up and running, retesting the water and re-chlorinated it,” he said. “So we did that, cleaned out the water and got those up and running.” That was in the Capitol Hill area, he added. As crews are clearing city streets, Gous had suggestions for residents regarding clearing their properties. Large branches should be piled on the curb, for road crews to pick up, he said. “Anything that does fit in the green bins, we obviously recommend people do that, but we suspect there’ll be far more than the Continued on page 8

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Reﬁnery and wildlife take hits Chevron refinery loses power to parts of its operation and wildlife rehabilitators scramble to care for injured critters in their care Jennifer Moreau

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The weekend’s windstorm wiped out electricity for nearly 50,000 customers in Burnaby, leaving the Chevron refinery down and wildlife rehabilitators scrambling to care for injured animals. Chevron lost power to its Burnaby refinery on Saturday, and it will take days before the site is up and running again. Company spokesperson Dave Schick says the downtime won’t affect local fuel supply. “We’re not operating at the moment,” he told the NOW. “We won’t be producing at normal rates for several days.” The refinery produces 55,000 barrels of oil per day and mostly supplies the Lower Mainland andVancouver Island, but Schick said there is product already in storage, so supply won’t be impacted. More than one-third of the Lower Mainland’s fuel supply comes from the Burnaby Chevron refinery. “We don’t foresee any supply issues.The other

thing is there are exchange agreements we have with other suppliers for when something unexpected happens, so that’s a possibility as well,” he said. Schick said the refinery has backup power for critical pieces of equipment but not enough electricity to run the entire operation. “We need a power plant in order to keep it running,” he said. Schick said things were shut down safely, and there was no threat to human health, but bringing the refinery back on will take a number of days. “It’s a sequential thing. You don’t just turn it on,” he said. “We bring it back up again piece by piece, in a certain order, and each piece needs to be assessed as you go.” Schick has been receiving calls from members of the U.S. financial press. “Any disruption to refinery production is of interest to people in the energy business,” he said. Meanwhile, across town, theWildlife Rescue Association was without power at

TUMBLING TREES Residents across Burnaby were in the dark this weekend after Saturday’s windstorm took out trees across the city. Crews were out Saturday and Sunday, removing trees from roadways. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER its Burnaby Lake rehabilitation centre from Saturday around noon until Monday afternoon, and some animals were put down. “One of our staff members called B.C. Hydro to beg them to get power back up,” said spokesperson Yolanda Brooks. Staff and volunteers were

scrambling to treat the animals with no light or heat. Trees also fell on three cars in the staff parking lot. Staff used flashlights and headlamps while feeding and treating the animals the best they could, but some animals had to be euthanized. Other critters in critical condition were sent to other an-

imal clinics with power. Of particular concern are the eight freezers full of thousands of dollars of animal food. According to B.C. Hydro, there were 530,000 customers across B.C. that lost power during the windstorm, and 48,333 were in Burnaby alone. B.C. Hydro

had more than 400 workers on the job, some called in from other areas of B.C.The majority of Burnaby outages were restored by Sunday, but on Tuesday, there were still 1,197 customers with no electricity.That was fixed by 9 a.m., and there are no remaining local outages.

Phew – It’s all over – now what do you do? Remove any spoiled, smelly food and clean your fridge and freezer before restocking with new groceries. Food stored in your freezer should stay frozen for 24 to 36 hours, provided the door was kept closed. If things are defrosting, they should be cooked and eaten immediately or thrown out. As a general fridge rule, if your power has been out for more than four hours, you should get rid of the perishable items.When in doubt, throw it out. Just because something appears OK, that doesn’t mean it’s bacteriafree.Things like juice, vegetables, condiments (without cream), and hard cheeses last longer than other perish-

able items. Remember: many cities, like Burnaby andVancouver, have banned food scraps from regular garbage, so dispose of spoiled food properly, or better yet, compost the waste. Some traffic lights are still out, so follow the usual four-way-stop procedure. If you spot a tree blocking a road, driveway or sidewalk, call the city’s engineering department at 604-2947200.They can send crews to clear the debris, but more urgent cases blocking traffic will get first priority. Prepare for next time:

Create a kit for the next power outage. Include a battery-operated radio, a flashlight, some non-perishable food and water. Consider buying a solar powered charger for your phone, especially sinceTwitter was the main method of communication B.C. Hydro was using. Collect all the branches and storm debris. Smaller pieces can go in your green bin for yard waste, but branches thicker than fourinches in diameter can be piled on the curb for pickup. You can also drop off branches or any other green storm debris at Burnaby’s

Eco-Centre, at 4855 Still Creek Dr.The city is offering unlimited free drop off until Sunday, Sept. 13, but you must bring some proof

of Burnaby residence. Don’t bag or bundle green waste. The centre is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., every day of the week.

Clean out: Burnaby residents should remove rotten and spoiled food and clean fridges before restocking them. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

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About 15 extra firefighters, two dispatchers and three engines were needed on the weekend to handle the hundreds of calls coming in after the majority of the city lost power. Burnaby firefighters were still busy on Monday responding to calls related to the weekend storm. Firefighters had been on high alert since noon on Saturday, responding to calls about downed trees, stuck elevators and other emergencies. At one point during the weekend, all seven fire halls lost power and were using backup generators, assistant fire chief Rick Weir told the NOW. “Ever since the beginning of the storm, it’s just been nuts,” he said. Luckily, the department only had one major incident during the storm,Weir said, and that was an apartment fire at 10th Avenue and McBride Boulevard on Sunday morning, along the New Westminster border. “The call came in at 4:30 in the morning for a fire in a multi-family dwelling, which turned out to be a three-storey, wood-frame walk-up,” he said. When firefighters arrived,

flames were coming from one unit.The residents, a family of seven, had already escaped, so firefighters went to work knocking the blaze down. “The drywall did its job; it prevented any extension into the floor above and/ or the framing of the structure, so there’s no structural damage at all,”Weir said. While there was no severe damage to the building, the family – a mother and father and five children – lost most of their possessions.They are now being taken care of by the city’s emergency social services, he added. “They put them up in a hotel, so they’ve been taken care of in the interim,” Weir said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but a preliminary sweep of the suite suggested a candle left unattended could have sparked the blaze.The apartment building had no power at the time, he said. (As a safety precaution, firefighters are reminding residents to use flashlights or lanterns, instead of candles, when the power is out.) Weir estimated that since Saturday, the department had responded to more than 300 calls, but that’s a low estimate, he said.

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We hope you aren’t reading this editorial by candlelight. And, for the most part, we think you aren’t. By Wednesday, B.C. Hydro hopes to have everyone back on the grid. But Mother Nature sometimes has a second punch behind the first, so we hesitate to assume that all is back to normal. What we do know is that there are more lessons to be learned by this first tumble of the season than we can fit into this small space. But

let’s start with the big ones: 1. How stupid can people be? In the middle of the windstorm, folks decided to take walks through parks and bicycle down tree-lined streets. It was bad enough seeing drivers speeding through intersections oblivious to the fact that the lights were frozen or completely off. But to see walkers checking their fitbits as twigs and large branches sailed by their heads was a bit much. A twig travelling at 50 kph can punch a pret-

ty ugly hole into someone’s head. And a three-inch wide branch is a lethal weapon when it falls on your head from 30 feet above you. 2.You know all of those emergency disaster planning stories and ads we run advising folks to have 72-hours of food and water for themselves and pets, and to make sure they have flashlights and cash? Well, it appears very few people take them seriously. Let’s hope this wakes them up. 3.Without power your

phone won’t work if it’s a landline. However, your cell phone will still work. But it, too, needs power eventually. Now may not be the time to use it all up by taking selfies of yourself under that big tree that is leaning in the wind. And, yes, you can charge it in the car. But burning gas to tweet how you are in your car burning gas so that you may tweet that you are in your car burning gas may not be the best use of your time or the environment right now.

4. B.C. Hydro.What we say now is definitely not directed at the workers.The workers who were up trying to piece together the crippled electrical network or the inside workers who were listening patiently to callers asking the same questions again and again – or yelling. But someone in the executive offices needs to get his or her head shaken. Your website was its own disaster zone, and your communications people were caught flat-footed. Folks

need to know what is going on.They don’t all deserve a personal reply. But they do deserve a place to find information. Fix this. And finally, the biggest lesson for all of us – while it may have felt like we were all alone in the dark during this storm, the reality is that our neighbours were in the same boat.When you go and restock your emergency kits, perhaps put in an extra pair of socks and a granola bar for someone else.

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UBC rumours still spreading For the most part, campus administration controversies are usually of interest only to those who attend or work at that particular school. The academic world is very inward-looking, and the general public gives it a pass most of the time. Which brings us to the mysterious case of Arvind Gupta, who resigned unexpectedly as the president of the University of B.C., just one year into what was supposed to be a five-year term. Rather than being confined to the leafy campus, though, the controversy has generated widespread media coverage. His abrupt departure – for reasons unknown, which is at the heart of this controversy – has touched off a chain reaction of outrage among some parts of the UBC community, unfounded suggestions of racism, accusations that academic freedom is under siege, and dire warnings that the university’s entire reputation is now somehow perilously close to going down the toilet. High drama indeed. Gupta alienated people. He bruised some egos. Dismissed some staff. Didn’t consult with the board of governors. Or so goes the rumor mill. His supporters paint a completely different picture, though. UBC, like many other schools, has a history of some rather explosive controversies. In the mid-1990s, the political science depart-

ment found itself facing accusations of sexism and racism. As well, according to a 2012 investigation by the campus paper The Ubyssey, more than a dozen complaints against UBC have been filed to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal by various students and professors, with most dealing with gender equity issues. Certainly, on social media, some professors are alleging far bigger troubles than simply the resignation of the university president. Gupta and the university signed mutual non-disclosure agreements that covered his departure.These are legally-binding contracts. Unless someone on the board, or Gupta himself, finds a way around those agreements and spills the beans (which seems unlikely), then the mystery will remain a mystery. There is, of course, one possible solution: Gupta and the board both agree to waive those deals. If both parties agree to shine a light on this affair, it can be done. If the threat to the university’s integrity is indeed so great because of this mess (and I think that threat is a tad overstated), it can be argued it is incumbent on both parties to drop the veil of secrecy. School’s almost in folks. Time to get on with it. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Dear Editor The appointment of Steven Kelly to the National Energy Board is a mystery. On the surface it makes no sense at all. Mr. Kelly was the author of a report submitted by Kinder Morgan to the NEB. This report makes the economic case for Kinder Morgan’s planned new pipeline that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta to Burnaby, and thence by oil tankers overseas. Thus, it would appear that Mr. Kelly could be passing judgement on his own report; actually not quite that, as they tell us it would be other board members making the recommendation. This appearance of a conflict of interest should have rung alarm bells before the appointment was even considered, and Mr. Kelly should never have taken up the appointment. The government minister who formally made the appointment, Greg Rickford, almost certainly knew of the conflict of interest both from his interview with Mr. Kelly and from his consultation with Peter Watson, the chair of the NEB. The reaction of the NEB has been to delay the proceedings and remove Mr. Kelly’s evidence from the hearing. This suggests that Mr. Kelly was appointed over the objections of the NEB. So, the question is why did the government insist on the appointment in spite of the conflict of interest? Here are four current theories: 1)There is evidence submitted to the NEB provided by or associated with Mr. Kelly that the NEB does not want to have to consider. 2) The government wanted the Kinder Morgan hearings to be postponed until after the election. 3) The government does not consider a conflict of interest to be relevant to making a decision. 4) Sheer incompetence. Whichever it is, either the government has been interfering with what is supposed to be an independent process or it is incompetent. Is there another explanation? David Huntley, Burnaby

Operating room for Burnaby Hospital Dear Editor On behalf of the patients, physicians and staff of Burnaby Hospital, I would like to thank the Fraser Heath Authority for acknowledging that Burnaby Hospital needed more surgical resources. Under the leadership of Mr. Michael Marchbank, the FHA has increased the surgical budget of Burnaby Hospital to allow a seventh operating room to be opened and utilized this fall. I would also like to thank Mr. Richard Lee, MLA-Burnaby North, for his work in facilitating many of the meetings that were required to achieve this help for Burnaby Hospital to serve the citizens of B.C. who come to it for their care. I also thank Ms. Pamela Gardner for her tireless work these last few years to help make Burnaby Hospital better. Obviously, thanks also goes to the Burnaby NOW and the other media outlets that publicized the needs of Burnaby Hospital. One day, Burnaby Hospital will have to be rebuilt but we leave that for the future. Dr. David Jones, Burnaby

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Mountain bikes now welcome on mountain John Preissl All good now with the Cardiac Challenge Bike Race and the Free Kids Camps on the mountain. With years of hard work by the Burnaby Mountain Bike Club, the City of Burnaby, streamkeepers and many others, the bike park was opened in 2008 and the mountain is being used by many bikers and multi users. The city helps the club 4 times a year with trail maintenance.

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“The storm caused more damage than 2006, and 2006 took us right around three months to clean up,” he said. “This is going to take longer.” All available city forestry staff were out on Saturday by 1 p.m., and all day on Sunday, according to Hunter, as well as four contract forestry crews on both days – two for the south side of the city and two for the north. “We’re looking at property damage to houses, vehicles, fences, sheds, everything,” he said, adding inspectors were looking at

damage from fallen park and boulevard trees. Parks department staff confirmed there were 150 fallen trees by Sunday, he said. The department received 180 calls through the main dispatch line over the weekend, as well as 86 calls and 50 emails on Monday morning, Hunter added. On Monday, the city had six forestry crews out, assessing tree damage, inspecting trails, and flagging off potential dangerous areas, he said. A couple of city parks were badly affected by the

Emergencies are priority, cops say While Burnaby residents continue to clean up after the weekend’s storm, local Mounties are reminding everyone to use the four-way stop procedure when they come across an intersection without power. Throughout the weekend, Burnaby RCMP were the subject of several online

comments asking why officers weren’t out directing traffic in areas without power, especially major intersections, including CanadaWay and Willingdon Avenue, and Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue. But the Burnaby RCMP say it’s not the department’s job to provide traffic con-

trol. Calls are prioritized, as always, and officers are constantly responding to emergency calls, especially when there are an abundance of calls coming in, according to the Burnaby RCMP. – Cayley Dobie

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BCIT’s student association is hosting an all-candidates’ meeting on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. for the South Burnaby riding.The event will be on the Burnaby campus, in building SE6, in the Telus Theatre, and the public is invited to attend. So far, the NDP, Liberal and Green candidates have confirmed their attendance. LIBERALS PROMISE INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY Sasha Ramnarine, the Liberal candidate for New Westminster-Burnaby, is pitching the Liberal party plan to local voters. Ramnarine is promising $6 billion for public transit over the next four years, funding for “social infrastructure” (that supports things like affordable housing, seniors’ facilities and child care), and help building housing units, all points from the Liberal platform. When asked what elements of the platform

would benefit New Westminster in particular, Ramnarine highlighted infrastructure investments. “One of the key things about this plan is giving money to cities,” Ramnarine said. Cities like New West and Burnaby would have federal money to invest in “whatever needs they see fit,” Ramnarine explained. One of those projects he would like to focus on is fixing or replacing the Pattullo Bridge. “The bridge gets a lot of traffic. Obviously we want to work with the municipalities, … to obviously build a bridge to ease traffic congestion in that area,” he said. “First and foremost, it’s doing something the Conservative party has not done, sitting down with the municipality and the province, making this investment happen.” LAST CANDIDATE ANNOUNCED The Greens have announced their final candidate, completing the slates

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for all four major parties in Burnaby and New Westminster. Kyle Routledge, a wildlife biologist, got involved in politics because he wants the federal government to take climate change seriously. “You can sit on the sidelines and complain all you want or you can get involved and try to do something, and I chose to get involved,” he told the NOW. When asked what his three main issues are, Routledge said tackling climate change, opposing the coal exports at the Surrey Fraser Docks and investing in renewable energy sources. Routledge is running in New Westminster-Burnaby, and this is his first foray into politics.The 29-year-old lives in the riding, in downtown New Westminster.

beth May, along with local candidate Lynne Quarmby, announced the plan at Cranberry Commons, a co-housing complex in the Heights neighbourhood. The Greens are promising a national housing strategy, dedicated funding for

co-op housing, including extensions for expiring subsidies. They also want to retrofit all Canadian homes by 2030 to reduce energy waste and bring in a guaranteed liveable income. The Green plan also in-

volves creating a housingfirst approach to deal with homelessness, which means homeless people get housed first, then other issues, like addiction and mental illness, are dealt with.

HOUSING PLAN ANNOUNCED IN BURNABY Speaking of Greens, the party launched its housing strategy in Burnaby on Aug. 25, after NOW deadlines. Federal leader Eliza-

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A Burnaby travel agency tucked inside a Korean shopping plaza on North Road was one of the few shops with darkened windows on a recent weekday afternoon. No one at Skyline Tours answered the phone on Aug. 17, either, and the phone’s mailbox was full, according to the outgoing message. The company’s website, www.gosky.ca, was down as well. Skyline Tours has closed up shop, according to Consumer Protection B.C., which announced it had suspended its licence on Aug. 14. “While I can’t speak to the specific details of this investigation, we are aware that some consumers have already been impacted by this closure,”Tatiana Chabeaux-Smith, corporate spokesperson for Consumer Protection B.C., said in a press release.

Consumer Protection B.C. recommends that anyone who booked travel arrangements through the company confirm that everything has been booked and paid for, including reservations, flights and tours. If travellers find that the travel arrangements cannot be confirmed or haven’t been booked, the agency recommends they talk to the airline, hotel or tour operator to determine if there are options to rebook and contact a B.C.-licenced travel agent to see if they can help book alternative travel. For those wanting a refund for services they did not get, Consumer Protection suggests contacting credit card companies for any services purchased that way, to see if the companies will reverse the charges. Travellers can also contact their travel insurance providers to see if the costs can be recovered (if they have travel insurance). If travellers cannot re-

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provided, according to the release. The Travel Assurance Fund covers a maximum of $5,000 per person, and should be used as a last resort to recover lost funds, the release stated. It does not cover alternate travel or price increases due to rebooking. For more information, go to www.travelrightsbc.ca.

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Guide to schools: From left, Surrey principal Faizel Rawji, Byrne Creek principal David Starr and Cariboo Hill vice-principal David Mushens are giving parents the inside scoop on B.C. schools in Insider’s Guide to K-12 Education in B.C., a new book out this month. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Want to know why your kid’s school has split classes? Whether a private school would be the right fit for your child? What the big deal is with the Fraser Institute’s school rankings? How much money the province pays to meet your child’s special needs? What the difference is between a superintendent and a trustee? Two Burnaby administrators and a Surrey colleague have answers for you in a new book.

Byrne Creek principal David Starr, Cariboo Hill vice-principal David Mushens and Surrey principal Faizel Rawji came up with the idea for Insider’s Guide to K-12 Education in B.C. last September over glasses of wine. They had been talking about common questions parents ask them every year. “You tend to see the same questions coming up over and over and over again,” Starr told the NOW. The three principals, who have a combined 50 years of experience between them,

decided to put their heads together and write a book. “Our purpose was really just to provide parents with a tool that, up until now, hasn’t existed,” Starr said. They approached Pacific Educational Press – the publishing arm of UBC’s education faculty – and got an enthusiastic thumbs up, according to Starr. The book, hot off the presses this month, is divided into six parts: how the school system works, choosing a school, programs and schooling options, learning support and behaviour in-

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terventions, assessment and evaluation and frequently asked questions. While all three authors are public school educators, Starr said they tried

their best to present an unbiased picture of all the education options open to B.C. parents, including private schools. “We didn’t want to come across as ‘public school good; private school bad, elitist,’ that kind of stuff,” Starr said. The Byrne Creek principal said he and his fellow authors also tried to present a balanced view of the controversial annual school rankings put out by the Fraser Institute, which is described in the book as “an independent research and

educational organization with no affiliation with the B.C. Ministry of Education” “You can’t talk about schools in this province and fail to mention the Fraser Institute,” Starr said. “What we didn’t want to say is, ‘These jerks at the Fraser Institute are a bunch of right-wing whatever whatever who want to dismantle the public system … We didn’t want to add to the polarization.” Starr said lots of parents value the rankings but many Continued on page 12

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Continued from page 11 don’t know how they are generated, so the book provides links to both the Fraser Institute website and an academic paper called “Ending the Reign of the Fraser Institute’s School Rankings” by University of Victoria education professor Helen Raptis. “Parents really need to educate themselves about,

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– Diana Jewell, Mission

Answer: My guess about the earlybrowning leaves is that your lilies are reacting to the exceptionally hot, dry weather we’ve had. Drying foliage has also happened with my native alliums – many allium leaves die back naturally when flowering starts (and sometimes before). But my Allium cernuum plants usually hold their leaves until at least early fall – but not this year. If just one of your double Asiatics had brown foliage but the other doubles were okay, I would suspect more severe problems. But Asiatic lilies have been hybridized and often the hybrids have then been hybridized further with more demanding species and/or other hybrids to get even more exotic colours and shapes. With hybrids, it’s hard to know what exactly you’re dealing with because of the often-convoluted genetic background. It’s very likely your doubles are the product of more intensive hybridization than your other Asiatics.

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Cozy comforts in Heights neighbourhood this fall By Katrina Ma, Heights contributor September is the month when you pull out your coat for those chilly fall mornings, even though by afternoon, it’s almost as if summer never left and you wonder why you wore a coat in the hrst place. Despite all the confusing fashion choices you might have to make, September is one of my favourite months. It marks the beginning of a beautiful transition from summer to fall. Green leaves start turning a shade of golden brown. When you stroll along Hastings Street, these leaves begin to fall, and the warm summer breeze retreats for sweater weather.

Keep comfortable during this seasonal change with the many delicious cafés in the Heights. Grab a treat over at Oui Paris Café Couture, which recently introduced a delightful crepe menu. For those with a sweet tooth like me, they have a crepe with homemade apples and vanilla ice cream and toasted almonds. Or, if you’re craving something savory, there’s the tender roast chicken with brie and spinach. Go a little farther down the street, and you can get a handcrafted drink at the charming Big Shots Café and enjoy the last few patio days. When the rain comes, a gloomy day

indoors doesn’t have to be gloomy at all. I recently started getting into scrapbooking and putting my Polaroid camera to good use. While I admit it’s hard to pull me away from platforms like Facebook and Instagram, there’s just something about being able to exercise your own creative gair (adding a hlter doesn’t really cut it sometimes). It feels more meaningful and the time spent doing it is very worthwhile. I love going into Making Memories with Scrapbooking and browse through all the unique card stock they have. 4Cats Arts Studio also has great selection of art supplies (classes, too!) to take it further. Need to spice up your wardrobe for the fall season? Chickadee Boutique is bringing in a

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Lots of tasty travel to be had throughout Burnaby By Janaya Fuller-Evans

– a staycation in Burnaby,” Nancy Small, executive director of Tourism Burnaby, told the NOW. “We want them to experience all the good stuff that Burnaby has to offer.”

Tourism Burnaby is inviting Burnaby residents to send their tastebuds on a journey of the city. The Passport to Food contest is part of a three-pronged approach to introduce the city’s culinary delights to those in Burnaby and beyond. Participating restaurants offer stamps to those who spend $10 or more.

The staycation includes two nights at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre, a car rental, money for shopping at Metropolis at Metrotown, and dinner at ebo.

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The Heights is a well-known culinary destination, and four neighbourhood hotspots are taking part in Passport to Food.

executive director “The Passport to Food, that’s being dropped in 40,000 homes Anton’s Pasta Bar at 4260 Hastings St. is in Burnaby, where they can go to 10 difwell-known for its big portions and lively ferent restaurants, get stamps and they can atmosphere, and of course, for its huge varienter to win a prize worth almost $1,000

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The hrst was Small Plates on the Lake at Deer Lake Park earlier this month, and the third is Taste of Burnaby, which will take place at the end of September and beginning of October.

Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie at 4712 Hastings St. is a chocolate lover’s delight, with imaginative desserts and gaky pastries alongside the shop’s specialty, bon bons. Cristos Greek Taverna at 4624 Hastings St. has everything from calamari to souvlaki to saganaki – delicious Greek comfort food served in a lively, family-run restaurant. The Passport to Food is the second initiative put on by Tourism Burnaby this summer and fall geared towards highlighting

“There’s a three-pronged culinary attack, I guess you’d call it,” Small said. “It’s been kind of an exciting process. We’ve been looking at how we can help boost and help from a hospitality standpoint, what are some of the key areas we need to be looking at.” The Passport to Food contest runs until Sept. 30. To download a passport, go to www.tour ismburnaby.com/passporttofood.

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Road safety for your kids: Teach your child to be a safe pedestrian Be a good role model for your child when you’re driving in school and playground areas. ! Watch your speed. A 30km/h speed limit is in effect in school zones from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. when school’s in session and in playground areas from dusk until dark, unless otherwise posted. ! Be patient. Drop off your child close to the sidewalk. Don’t let them dash from the middle of the road. ! Know the law. Always yield to pedestrians and stop for school buses when their lights are ﬂashing.

It’s never too early to teach your child to be street smart. All it takes is a little time—time to prepare, plan and teach your child how to be safe on the road.

Make learning fun for young children

Practice makes perfect. For young children, learning should be fun and interactive. Here are some ideas to help your child develop safe habits: ! Map it out. Plan your child’s walking route, review street names and landmarks while walking together. ! Quiz your child on trafﬁc signs whenever using marked crosswalks, crossing lights and intersections. ! Create a game to encourage your child to follow your footsteps.

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Get back to the basics with these simple safety tips. ! Look left-right-left and shoulder check before crossing. Make eye contact with drivers and keep looking for approaching vehicles while crossing. ! Listen. Remove your headphones so you can hear approaching traffic that may be hard to see. ! Be seen. Wear reflective materials or bright clothes and use lights after dark. ! Walk on the inside edge of the sidewalk away from the road. If there’s no sidewalk - walk facing oncoming traffic, so you can see approaching vehicles. ! Never jaywalk.

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QUALIFIED SKILLED TRADES PEOPLE QUALITY CONSTRUCTION Unions today are more relevant than ever in protecting your nancial investment Building trade qualications, codes,and practices in construction were developed to ensure long term structural and mechanical safety for homes, businesses, institutions and industrial facilities such as LNG, oil and gas, pulp and paper, and hydro. All UA journeypersons have served an apprenticeship and work within the applicable codes and practices associated with their trade.

and passing the Federal Interprovincial Red Seal Trade Qualication exam. What if a tradesperson hasn t taken the in-school technical training during their apprenticeship?? How can you be sure that they know the applicable codes and their applications for their trade? Business owners and homeowners, protect your investments!

We provide only qualified & ticketed workers to our contractors All UA apprenticeships are comprised of four main components: on the job training under the mentorship of a ticketed journeyperson, in school technical training that teaches the codes and their application, yearly exams testing the apprentice on their skills and knowledge, earning a Certicate of Apprenticeship and a Certicate of Qualication upon completing a four year apprenticeship

Ensure you employ only Red Seal certied journeypersons and apprentices registered with the Industry Training Authority of BC. Ask to see their qualications. UA Local 170 Plumbers & Pipetters Union along with the UA Piping Industry College of BC provides our signatory contractors with ticketed, qualied journeypersons and indentured apprentices registered with the Industry Training Authority in BC in the trades of plumbing, steam tting, sprinkler tting, instrument technicians, and welding.

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Labour prez says Harper has to go By Irene Lanzinger

Labour Day is known for many things â€“ a day off work or the day that marks the end of summer. But the real meaning of Labour Day is much more significant, and it is important that we reflect on the actual reason we mark this day each year. More than just a holiday, Labour Day is a day to reflect on the past struggles fought by working people and to celebrate the victories they secured. Victories we all enjoy today. In fact, most Canadians take for granted the outcome of these past struggles.The eight-hour work day, overtime pay, benefits, health and safety standards, the weekend, these were all

hard-fought for by working people who stood up for their rights and demanded change. Unions and the labour movement have been at the forefront of improving the lives of all working peo-

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ple for more than a century. And we continue to play an important role in protecting these rights. In the current political landscape in Canada, this work is paramount. The Harper government is no friend to working people. Legislation that directly attacks unions, funding cuts to vital public services like health care, and the rise of temporary and precarious work has left many Canadian struggling to make ends meet. It is no surprise the Harper agenda has sent our economy back into recession, and the income gap between a small group of the wealthy and the rest of us has grown into an overwhelming gulf. Continued on page 24

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By Cayley Dobie

It doesn’t have to be this way. Working people are the backbone of the economy. And unions play a crucial role in creating a more equal society; ensuring working people receive fair wages, are healthy and safe at work, and can support their families and give back to their local economy. This federal election is an opportunity to change course. This is our chance to elect a federal government that respects working people and will protect our basic rights and employment standards. It is our chance to elect a government that shares our values and believes in building an economy that works for everyone. This Labour Day we need to reflect on where we came from.We need to remember the mass demonstrations, the strikes and the struggles, along with the victories such actions secured for working people right across this country. And we need to commit to electing a government that respects this history. In Metro Vancouver, join us on Sept. 7 at Swangard Stadium to celebrate Labour Day.This free event will have food, activities for kids and entertainment from the legendary band Chilliwack! Everyone is welcome. Irene Lanzinger is the President of the B.C. Federation of Labour

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It’s often said that times are tough for young people these days. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for youth fresh out of high school, college or university to find a job. Some students lack the skills necessary to enter the job market. Others have the skills and training but are struggling against barriers, including language, and some just don’t know where to start when it comes to finding a job or starting a career. This is where S.U.C.C.E.S.S. comes in. The Vancouver-based group of charities runs a youth employment program in Burnaby, which caters to youth struggling to break into the job market. The program,

aptly named the S.U.C.C.E.S.S.Youth Employment Program orYEP, is a 12-week program that helps connect youth to entry-level jobs in various industries and provides life-skills and employability workshops through the course. Many of the program’s participants are at-risk youth or young people facing some type of barrier. Barriers can include ethnic background to English-asa-second language, or a criminal background to physical disabilities or mental illnesses. “Pretty much anything that you can think of,” said Nazi Pashandi, project manager forYEP. Even just being a young person without any experience in the labour force can be a barrier, Pashandi added. The program is open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents or

refugees between 15 and 30 years old who are out of school, unemployed or underemployed. (You must also be legally allowed to work in Canada.) “During the 12-week program, we provide (youth) with employability skills, life skills and job placement,” Pashandi said. Staff at the BurnabybasedYEP office work with successful applicants to prepare them for work in the labour market.The first two weeks of the program is all about preparation. Youth are taught everything from budgeting to proper work attire. Guest speakers are brought in to share their experience and advice to the fledging group of workers. Pashandi noted that many of the people that participate in YEP start with very lit-

tle or no work experience.They’ve often never built a resume. Many don’t know what it takes to find a job, and most lack the confidence to get started.

It’s pretty hard for new graduates right now... But for Burnaby resident andYEP participant Jessica, who asked we not publish her last name, it wasn’t about a lack of confidence. It was about streamlining a job search that was proving very difficult. “It’s pretty hard for new graduates right now unless you took something really specific like tech or engineering or computer science,” Jessica told the NOW.

Jessica graduated with an arts degree from the University of B.C., but she was struggling to find a job she qualified for. So she set out to find help and came across S.U.C.C.E.S.S.’sYouth Employment Program. “This (program) was the first hit that I came across on Google, and I just called in,” she said. While most of the jobs available through the program are entrylevel positions, often in retail or food services, there are a few entry-level office jobs available if that’s what fits best with the youth. Some youth, like Jessica, might want to arrange their own placement. She actually went out and found a company she was interested in working for, and staff at YEP did the rest. Jessica is now entering her fifth week at her Continued on page 25

IUOE Local 115 has a proud history of success, co-operation and growth in BC. The stunning Golden Ears Bridge, the new roof on BC Place, and the Mica and Waneta Dams are just some of the landmark projects that our members helped to create. Since 1931, we have helped build this province and many careers along with it. Have a safe and happy Labour Day!

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The roots of Canada’s labour movement 10 hours or more. The job action lead to a rally in Queen’s Park, and the pubslisher of the Globe and Mail had the strike committee arrested, since union activity was illegal at the time. Then prime minister John A. Macdonald brought in the Trade Union Act in 1872, which legalized unions. – Source: Canadian Labour Congress

New workers gain experience Continued from page 24 placement job, and she couldn’t be happier.While she wouldn’t wager a guess whether or not the company will keep her once the 10 weeks are up, it’s given her the first stepping stone towards a career. “What I think I would have had to do is volunteer with a bunch of different organizations until I’d built up my work experience that way,” she said. After the 10-week placement is up, it’s up to the youth to find themselves permanent employment, Pashandi said. “Or we can help them for another 12 months, in

terms of follow-up or extra support … to help them get employment,” she added. However, the additional 12 months of support is only for job search assistance. No further placements will be arranged once the initial 10 weeks are completed. “The whole idea of this program is to help the youth get into the work force,” Pashandi said. And if the employer chooses not to hire the youth after the work placement is complete, the youth still walks away with a good reference and some meaningful work experience (assuming they completed the

Strong, united and dynamic communities full of people who care for one another. That’s what the labour movement has to offer British Columbians. We’re travelling the province to spread the word.

program as required). “So the next job would be way easier for them to find,” Pashandi added. For more information about S.U.C.C.E.S.S.’s Youth Employment Program, visit www.successbc. ca, and click on the Services tab and then, from a drop-down menu, click on Employment Services and selectYouth Employment Program.You can also get more info by calling 604438-7222. The nextYouth Employment Program runs from Nov. 2, 2015 to Jan. 22, 2016.

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Debunking the myths Raising minimum wage doesn’t kill the economy By Jennifer Moreau

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The idea that raising the minimum wage will drive up the cost of labour, force businesses to close and cost people their jobs is largely a myth, according to the work of economist Jim Stanford. The Unifor economist coauthored a report for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives that looked at more than three decades of data from 10 provinces, using seven measures of employment and unemployment, and concluded the theory just doesn’t hold up. “In all of those studies, in 90 per cent of the time, we found no connection at all between minimum wages and labour market outcomes, and the remaining 10 per cent of the times, we did find a couple of cases where it was negatively associated, and we did find a couple of cases where it positively associated,” Stanford said. “The

overwhelming finding is there’s no connection at all. In other words, it’s a wash. Whatever negative impacts on the employment decisions occur because workers are more expensive is offset by the fact you get better retention, higher productivity and stronger consumer spending.” Stanford’s 2014 report, Dispelling Minimum Wage Mythology, was co-authored by Jordan Brennan from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a left-wing think-tank. According to Stanford, who holds a PhD in economics from NewYork’s New School of Social Research, the traditional argument treats workers like commodities, and if you make them more expensive, people will buy fewer of them – an analogy he said is mistaken. “You buy a worker in order to produce something, which you then have to sell. Nobody hires people for the sake of it.They hire

based on their judgment that they can profitably produce a good or service and sell it in the broader economy,” he said. “The wage that a worker receives is not just the cost of labour, it’s also the source of income to buy those products at the end of the day. That’s why you can’t take a simple minded approach that higher wages means less employment.” Employees who are paid better are more motivated, according to Stanford’s research, and businesses benefit from higher retention while saving money on recruitment and training. Meanwhile, those employees have more money in their pockets to buy goods and services. “If you (raise minimum wage) across the economy, then it can make a meaningful difference, because across the economy, consumer spending is going to be stronger,” he said.

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Labour movement continues to go green Once at odds, labour unions and environmentalists are now joining forces for a greener economy

By Janaya Fuller-Evans

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There was a time when preserving union jobs and the environment seemed to be two very separate goals, but not these days.The labour movement has joined forces with environmental organizations to push for a greener economy. One such initiative is Green Jobs B.C., which includes representatives from unions and environmental organizations.The B.C. Government and Services Employees’ Union, based in Burnaby, was one of the founding organizations of Green Jobs B.C. “We know that climate change is a big issue, and we know that we have to good jobs, whatever the future looks like,” said Brenda Brown, a vice-president with BCGEU, who sits on the Green Jobs B.C. steer-

ing committee. “If that’s good green jobs or a transition to a different kind of green economy, labour and environmental groups need to work together.” The challenge is addressing environmental issues while creating good employment opportunities, she said. “One of the big focuses is lowering greenhouse gas emissions,” Brown added. “And there’s all kinds of jobs that are good jobs, that are green jobs.” The steering committee held a strategic planning session this week, after NOW deadlines, to decide on future plans, according to Brown. During the last provincial election, Green Jobs B.C. put out an open letter to the leaders of the four provincial party leaders, asking for a Green Jobs plan for the province.

“Economic development policy must green existing industries, workplaces, infrastructure and public services, as well as attract new and explicitly green industry,” the letter stated. “Today’s British Columbians are looking for an approach that integrates environmental care with our economic development needs – rather than positioning the environment and the economy as opposing choices.” Currently, the provincial government is accepting written submissions for its B.C. Climate Action Plan, and Green Jobs B.C. is working on a submission for climate leadership, according to Charley Beresford, executive director of the Columbia Institute in Vancouver and a member of the steering committee. “Given the crisis point we’re reaching with climate, there is urgency in that di-

rection,” Beresford said. However, she added that the organization has a hopeful rather than resigned approach to environmental challenges. “There’s certainly light on

the horizon, because it turns out that the green economy is really the fastest growing sector of any economies,” she said, pointing out the amount of green job creation in Europe.

And environmental needs can create new employment opportunities, Beresford said. “It turns out a lot of the work that people are doing, Continued on page 29

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Life in the stacks: urine, feces and used needles Librarians face a multitude of challenges as they staff some of the most accessible places in communities By Cornelia Naylor

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If you think the worst occupational hazard B.C.’s library workers face is paper cuts, their union has news for you. Exposure to urine, feces, vomit, bed bugs and used needles, routine encounters with mentally-ill patrons, threats, theft and clients using the library to watch porn, deal drugs and ply the sex trade, are among their lesser known health and safety hazards, according to a recent CUPE B.C. survey. “Libraries are one of the most accessible indoor public spaces that exist in communities, campuses and schools,” states a draft version of the survey report provided to the Record last week. “In addition to being information and technology hubs, libraries are also centres for community building

and social interaction. As a result, at times, libraries can be unpredictable workplaces.” The online survey, completed by 500 of CUPE’s 4,500 library workers around the province in May and June, found 65 per cent

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had encountered biohazards like feces, urine, used needles, and bed bugs, and only 37 per cent said they had adequate training to deal with biohazards. Sarah Bjorknas, a supervisor at Burnaby’s Bob Prittie Metrotown Library, wasn’t surprised by the findings of filth. “I haven’t personal-

ly encountered all of those things, but it’s a public space,” she told the Record. “For example, children’s librarians doing story time or just having kids in their space. Kids are kids; they don’t think about ‘Oh, that’s maybe not appropriate to do here’ or ‘I need to go somewhere else to do that.’” Workers who check in and reshelve books also handle library materials that people have taken into their own homes. “We don’t know what they do with it in their homes,” said Bjorknas, who has worked in the Burnaby system for 20 years, “and then they bring it back. It comes back in a bag; sometimes we find interesting things in the bag with the item.” Incontinent patrons and those with just less than stellar personal hygiene are Continued on page 29

Congratulations to all City of Burnaby staff and to all Burnaby citizens for making Burnaby a great place to live, work, learn and play. As we all celebrate Labour Day in honour of working people in Burnaby and beyond, we wish you a safe and happy Labour Day Weekend.

New reality: Veteran library worker Sarah Bjorknas wasn’t surprised by the results of a recent CUPE health and safety survey that found library employees don’t always feel equipped to deal with the biohazards and marginalized populations they encounter on the job. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Continued from page 28 another problem, according CUPE B.C. library coordinator Zoe Magnus, a former library technician with 25 years’ experience in public, post-secondary and school libraries. Magnus doesn’t want people to think libraries are covered in floor-to-ceiling filth, but library workers are bearing the brunt of staffing reductions in their own organizations and cuts to social services in the commu-

nity at large, she said. “The survey results bore out what we’ve been hearing anecdotally for a number of years,” she said. Along with exposure to poop and used needles, library workers are shouldering a greater surveillance role to keep libraries safe and working with more and more people who need social support, according the CUPE report. “These duties put additional strain on the work-

load of library workers and can pose an additional health and safety threat if the proper training is not provided,” states the report. Over the last 10 years or so, Bjorknas said local libraries have seen a rise in apparently mentally-ill and homeless patrons coming to the library because they have no place else to go. “It came to a point where we needed to shift how we were thinking and doing things,” she said.

One example was implementing a no-sleeping rule to discourage library users who had started spreading themselves and their belongings out in the library. “We absolutely want to continue to be a welcoming space for everyone and a safe space for everyone, and that means different things for different people,” Bjorknas said. She said more training is needed for workers on how to deal with marginalized

people, especially those who might become aggressive. “There are courses available,” she said. “It’s always been around, but it’s a struggle because library budgets are not as generous as some other areas of the city, so training is a challenge, but people are encouraged to try to get themselves – if it’s anyone who works on a public desk – to sharpen their skills on dealing with people and how to manage conflict.”

Magnus, however, said training can only go so far, and increased staffing is needed to address the issues raised in the survey. Recommendations in the survey included improved health and safety education and training for workers, greater use of joint occupational health and safety committees and hiring of specialized staff, like psychiatric social workers, in libraries heavily used by marginalized people.

Labour, environmentalists join forces for the future Continued from page 27 certainly in unionized environments, is transferrable,” she explained. “You need welders, for example, to build wind mills.” Green Jobs B.C. was formed after the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, according to Beresford,

when the B.C. Federation of Labour reached out to other unions and environmental organizations, and a steering committee was created. The committee then held a conference, Beresford said, adding, “out of the conference came the idea of a continuing organization.” Green Jobs B.C. has focused on two areas when

it comes to creating green jobs: public transit and green building practices. Some jobs, such as those in the service industry, are already inherently green, Beresford added. Beresford also sits on the Green Economy Network, a national organization that was formed after the Canadian Labour Congress

started holding Green Jobs roundtables in 2008.The network includes 25 unions, environmental and social justice organizations working together to push for an

environmentally-focused economic shift in Canada. The steering committee for Green Jobs B.C. also includes representatives from the Pembina Institute; the

David Suzuki Foundation; the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Union, Local 118;Vancity; Unifor; and the Sierra Club.

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Senior sprinter Norm Lesage led a strong Zone 4 track and field team at the B.C. plus-55 Games in North Vancouver last weekend. The 85-year-old Edmonds-area runner won three gold medals, setting a new provincial age-group record in each of the 100, 200 and 400 metres men’s races at the annual senior’s Games. “I get more fun out of training than competing,” said Lesage a day after the Games. “I BS more when I go out there and run. I get a kick out of it.” Distance runner Herb Phillips also won three races, including the 75 to 79 men’s 800, 1,500 and 5,000m. Rose Hare was dominant in the weight events for 65 to 69 women. Hare won the discus, hammer throw and overall weight pentathlon, while placing second in the shot put to event winner Gabriella Moro and third in the javelin. Moro also won the silver medal in discus and bronze in the hammer. John Jordan won gold in the 65 to 69 men’s 800m and silver at 400m. Jordan also shared a bronze on the 4x100m zone relay. Olli Korhonen was second in the 65 to 69 men’s long jump and third in the high jump. Also on the podium were silver medallist Debbie Jordan in the 55 to 59 women’s 1,500m, Gary Leung with a silver in the 55 to 59 triple jump and bronze medallist Ralphe Stanfield in the men’s 80 to 84 100m. In the pool, Mario Pavlovic dominated at the 55 to 59 age group. Pavlovic won six individual medals, including gold in the 25m backstroke and 800m freestyle, and four bronze in the shorter freestyle distances. He also took silver with the A freestyle relay team. Refik Mujanovic won a silver medal in the 65 to 69 men’s 25m breaststroke and bronze in the 200m free.

Jung Shin also took a bronze in the 25m back. Local cyclists Barbara Davies and Peter Benn both won three medals apiece. Davies swept the 65 to 69 women’s competitive road race, time trial and hill climb. Benn won gold in the 60 to 64 novice men’s time trial and hill climb, while finishing second in the road race. Craig Premack was second in the 55 to 59 men’s competitive hill climb. Burnaby golfers also brought home a lion’s share of the gold. Harbans Kandola and Kaz Nakamoto won their respective low gross divisions. Teresa Choi, Peg Williams and DuckYee Choi, in the 80-plus category, placed first in their respective low net categories. Yeung-Nan Park, Diana Williams and Lyn Haggllund also medalled on the golf links. Burnaby table tennis players garnered a majority of the city’s overall medal haul. Alfred Wong won the 65 to 69 competitive men’s singles.Wong also won the mixed doubles and was second in the men’s doubles. Fuqiang Wei took gold in the 70 to 74 men’s competitive singles.Wei also won bronze in men’s doubles and mixed doubles with Susan Chow. Chow shared doubles gold medal Sandy Ho. Ho and Wan Kim won silver in the mixed doubles. MikeYoo won a silver in 75 to 79 men’s competitive singles and Peter Zhu took bronze in the 60 to 69 recreational singles. Kim andYoo teamed up for a silver in doubles. Ming Cui placed first in the 60 to 64 men’s recreational singles. Jimmy Chow also went home with gold in 70 to 74 men’s recreational singles. Chow also teamed withYin Ling of New Westminster for a silver medal in mixed doubles. Duan Deng was first in the recreational 70-plus Continued on page 31

Tom Berridge

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Pirates fare: The Burnaby Pirates put the hurt on the New Westminster Mariners 15-1 in a Lower Mainland Baseball Association playoff game at Queen’s Park on Sunday. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Matteo Vincelli and the rest of Canada’s junior national team are off to the super round at the under-18 Baseball World Cup. The Canucks earned a spot in the final six following a third-place finish in Group B in Osaka, Japan on Tuesday. Canada, at 2-2, had its final group game against South Africa suspended in the middle of the third inning because of heavy rains. But Cuba’s 3-2 victory over Chinese Taipei ensured the Maple Leaf a spot in the championship round, which began on Thursday (after NOW deadlines). Vincelli pitched in two World Cup games. The 18-year-old righthander allowed one hit in one inning on the mound in Canada’s opening 6-2 win over Chinese Taipei on Aug. 29. The Burnaby product also went two innings in an 11-1 loss to Cuba on Monday, striking out two batters, while allowing three hits and one run. In the super round, Canada faced host Group A winner Japan on Thursday. The Canadians will take on the United States today (Friday) and Australia on Saturday.

Clan women open with win SFU wins first soccer game in 11 starts dating back to last season

Sierra Leung got Simon Fraser University off to a winning start. The Clan Sophomore midfielder scored a pair of goals to give the SFU women’s soccer team a 2-0 victory over Douglas College in an exhibition season-opening game Thursday on Terry Fox Field. The Clan closed out the NCAA Division II season last year, losing 10 straight games but second-year head coach Annie Hamel brought in 10 new players to work with the 11 returning players. “The most impressive thing for me tonight is that I played everybody a lot of minutes and I don’t feel like it mattered who was on the pitch, there was never a drop off,” said Hamel in a Clan press release. “I played a lot of players in different positions and I don’t think it mattered.They have

come together and it doesn’t matter who and it doesn’t matter where.The job was getting done.” Leung scored both goals for the Clan in the opening half, matching her goal total for all of last season. Senior midfielder Karm Jawandha set up both goals in the 22nd and 30th minutes. “(Leung) is a player who can be excellent. … I think sometimes she is her worst enemy confidence-wise and she tries to over think things. But tonight she was excellent,” said Hamel. Priya Sandhu and Simone Tessler shared in the shutout. Sandhu was forced to make several difficult saves early in the contest. “The technical stuff is a work in progress a week into preseason but they are picking things up quickly,” said Hamel. “Defensively, we made

some mistakes and didn’t get exposed, so we certainly need to fine tune that.” Although the Clan did not score in the second half the team hit the post and cross bar on several occasions with freshman forward Krystiana Corrado and sophomore midfielder Mikaela Guerreiro enjoying the best opportunities to score. “I really liked our pace and our ability to push the ball forward,” added Hamel. “Our attacking movement and creativity was excellent and we really should have scored more.” Simon Fraser will play another exhibition game at the University of the Fraser Valley today (Sept. 2). The team will play a non-conference home match against Humboldt State University on Saturday, Sept. 5. Game time is 5 p.m.

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The rivalry: Simon Fraser University and Michael North, at right in red, fell 1-0 to the University of British Columbia in varsity men’s soccer action at T-Bird Stadium last Friday. PHOTO COURTESY SFU ATHLETICS

Badminton was a big winner at the Games

Continued from page 30 women’s doubles with Ledira Ernest of New West. Ernest also teamed up for a gold with Bob Costello in mixed doubles. Pamela Zhou won a bronze medal in recreational 60 to 64 mixed doubles and with Amy Wen Chen in 55 to 59 women’s doubles. Evelyn TekYung Lau earned a silver in 70 to 74 competitive women’s doubles. Burnaby was also big into badminton. Joelanne Stanfield was the 75 to 79 competitive women’s singles champion. She also won gold in women’s doubles. Seng Lau took gold in the 60 to 64 recreational women’s singles and doubles. Jim Lee won the 70 to 74 recreational men’s singles. Letty Gimenes was runner-up in the 65 to 60 women’s competitive singles and placed third in doubles. Khim Song was second in 70 to 74 rec women’s singles. Song also teamed up for bronze with Maggie Hsu in women’s doubles. Susana Wong placed third in 55 to 59 women’s competitive singles.Wong also won a silver with Brenda Costa in doubles. Veronica Sim won a gold in 60 to 64 competitive women’s doubles. Jeff Chin also earned gold in in the 55 to 59 competitive men’s doubles. Ken Leong and Jen Lee were runners-up in their re-

spective competitive doubles finals. Stephen Leung and Tom Wong teamed for a bronze in 55 to 59 competitive men’s doubles. Ching Huang also took a thirdplace medal in men’s doubles. Huang and Elspeth Creith won bronze in rec mixed doubles. In recreational doubles, Randy Gene and KadotaYoshi won the 65 to 69 mixed. Gene and Kent Luk won silver in men’s.Vincent Chai took home a bronze in men’s. Burnaby players also played their hands right at cards. Elizabeth Christie won the 55-plus pairs final in whist. Carole Sekulich won Flight A, while Donna Anderson and Rose Bolam were the Flight B winners. Margaret Larsen and Robert Meredith of New West won bronze in Flight B. In 55-plus duplicate bridge, Marina Page won gold in the 751 and over master points category. Kaye Turner and Wendy Thompson placed second in Flight B social bridge. Mary Bodnaruk and Shirley Almaas were runners-up and Jean Goulay and Margaret Govey placed third in Flight C. Burnaby slo-pitch teams won three gold medals. Jane Herndier shared first place with the 55 to 59 women’s Heat. Bobbi Wallace, Pat Keeley, Jo-Ann Sheen, Sue

Langdale and Ann MacLeod helped the 60-plus women’s Sparks to gold. DoreneMontemurro, Bruce Keeley, Frank MacDougall, Michael McGhee and Helen Potrebenko with the 65-plus mixed Sluggers. The Columbus 2 soccer team of Tony Guzzo, Ivan Spadari, Alan Sing,Terry Smith, Brian Richards, Frank Ciaccia, Zdenek Sychrava, Dario Longo, Carlo Alberti, Elnur Ladha and Greg Parsons shared a gold at 55-plus. Bruce Cook, Dennis Aldridge and Phillip Layne helped Richmond United to a silver medal in the 65-plus division. Barry O’Reagan won a pair of gold in archery, winning both 60 to 64 men’s recurve bow target and 3D events. Brien Gallagher won the men’s 75-plus compound bow target and was third in 3D. On the tennis courts, Kellie Chui and Grace Wong took bronze in 60 to 64 women’s doubles. Victor Keefer won a silver medal in 65-plus men’s darts doubles. Bonnie Smith shared a bronze medal in 55-plus mixed lawn bowling triples. In pickleball, Gitte Gerhard won gold in the 3.5 women’s singles. Don Toffaletto and Ken Endo placed first in the 3.25 men’s doubles. Peter Udovicic won a bronze in 4.0 men’s doubles.

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