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PICKING UP THE TAB Jenny Siormanolakis of the Romana Restaurant in North Burnaby says the new HST tax is hurting business. The restaurant, which has been a neighbourhood staple for 37 years, has seen regular patrons cut back on visits. The local restaurant isn’t alone. An industry survey said 72 per cent of restaurants were suffering after the 12 per cent HST replaced the 5 per cent GST. For the full story, see page 3. Jason Lang/burnaby now
$27 million facility to replace Carlton Gardens FHA pledges to work with residents’ families to make sure the move to other facilities is smooth Andrew Fleming staff reporter
The Carlton Gardens seniors’ care facility, much like many of its current residents, is struggling to cope with advanced years, and plans were announced on Monday by Fraser Health and Chartwell Seniors e the om us in rize H See EP
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Housing REIT to demolish the building at 4125 Canada Way in order to replace it with a new and improved one. In the meantime, dozens of Chartwell staff have received layoff notices, and temporary homes lasting up to two or three years have to be found for all its residents. “I don’t know how the heck they’re going to accomplish this,” said Burnaby resident Victor Jordan, whose wife suffers from advanced dementia and has been confined to the facility for the past six years. “It’s a terribly challenging project, I’d say, and I wonder if they’re going to be able to find a place for her. Right now, all I know
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is what they’ve told us, which isn’t very much, just that they are going to try and relocate all of the residents.” Fraser Health spokesperson Ray Thorpe said everything possible will be done to minimize the impact on residents and their loved ones. “The way it works is that for every single resident, they work with a transition team at Fraser Health and Carlton Gardens to do individual transition planning,” said Thorpe. “We’ll sit down with each resident and a family member to look at what is available and what best meets their needs. We’re going to pay as much attention as
possible to make it smooth for residents.” He said the temporary beds will only be bought nearby in Burnaby, New Westminster or Coquitlam, rather than communities further away in order to minimize the impact on residents and their families. As for the employees who have lost their jobs, most of whom are private contractors, he said he hopes new opportunities with Fraser Health will become available for them. “None of these people are Fraser Health employees,” explained Thorpe. “I know Carlton Page 8
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