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Terminating its former superintendentcould cost the Burnaby school board wellover $400,000 over the next two years, ac-cording to documents obtained by theNOW.Kevin Kaardal, the school district’s CEO
for two years, stepped down suddenly at theend of January.His settlement agreement, obtained un-
der a freedom of information request, stateshe will spend until July 17 using up vaca-
tion and gratuity days whilecollecting full salary, benefitsand a $9,151 car allowance.The board of education
will formally terminate Kaar-dal “without cause” on July17, the agreement states,kicking off an 18-month “no-tice period” during which theformer superintendent willcontinue to collect salary andbenefits until Jan. 17, 2017.Kaardal earned $215,702
in salary and benefits in2013/14, according to thedistrict’s most recent exec-utive compensation report,potentially putting the billfor his termination to about$430,000.
If the former superinten-dent gets a public sector jobin B.C. during the notice pe-riod, severance paymentswould end under the settle-ment agreement, unless hisnew job paid less than hisSchool District No. 41 posi-tion.In that case, the board
would top Kaardal up untilJan. 17, 2017.If he gets a job outside of
the B.C. public sector, sal-ary and benefits would stopimmediately and Kaardal bepaid out 50 per cent of hisremaining salary in a lumpsum.
Under the terms of the agreement, the
board provided their former superinten-dent with a reference letter vetted by bothparties, and Kaardal signed a release relin-quishing any right to sue the board for histermination.Board chair Ron Burton told theNOW
in February that Kaardal’s departure wasneither a firing nor a resignation.“It was kind of a mutual agreement
where the board wanted to move in a diffeent direction and he wanted to pursue othoptions,” Burton said.The board chair said he couldn’t delve
more deeply into the details because it waa personnel issue and the two parties hadsigned a confidentiality agreement.“It’s just one of those things in a relation
ship that happens when you want to trave
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 2015 LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS
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City seeks court order Students on stage SFU observatory opens
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DistrictpaysKaardalover$400,000Former superintendentwill collect salary andbenefits until 2017
FISHYFUN: Families cameout toCharlesRummelPark lastweekend tohelp theEagleCreekStreamkeepers release thousandsof tiny salmon into thewater. At left, Ella Lulicwithabagof fish ready for release. Above, Jayand four-year-oldStacyWongset the salmofree. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER
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STUCKINLIMBO:Riverside residentsGinoD’OnofrioandKenWrighthavebeenwaiting for theCityofBurnaby to takeactionagainstthe residentswhoare runningamedicalmarijuanaoperationoutofahomeonThorneAvenue. PHOTOFILE
Cityseekscourtordertostoptenantswithgrow-opNeighbours frustrated that it is taking more than a year for action
Residents of Riversideare still fuming over a mari-juana grow-op that contin-ues to operate despite nu-merous warnings from thecity it is in violation of thezoning bylaw.In January, theNOW
broke the story of a homein the 6000 block ofThorne Avenue that wasbeing used to produce hun-dreds of medical marijua-na plants despite the city’sclear zoning bylaw, whichonly allows for medicalmarijuana to be producedin industrial areas.One week after the sto-
ry was published, Jennif-er Marshall, a property usecoordinator with the Cityof Burnaby, conducted herfourth inspection of theThorne Avenue property.According to information
obtained from a freedom ofinformation request by theNOW earlier this month,the inspection revealedthere were more plants inthe grow-op than therewere on Oct. 31, 2014, the
last time Marshall had in-spected the property.“Once again we went
through the electrical roominto the three large plant-filled rooms, and I wasamazed to see that onceagain, as we saw the veryfirst time we inspected, therooms were full of marijua-na plants,” she wrote in theemail.Marshall estimated there
were likely 444 plantsspread between three dif-ferent rooms inside thebuilding.It’s now been more than
one year since Burnaby res-ident Gino D’Onofrio, wholives next door to the grow-op, first contacted the citywith concerns about an in-dustrial-style building be-ing constructed on theneighbouring property.Because D’Onofrio’s
concerns were only specu-lation at the time, the citycouldn’t do anything oth-er than wait until the struc-ture was built. By the timeit was completed last sum-mer, it became clear thetenants were using the newmetal building to grow
marijuana.“The city has given them
enough rope up to now,enough is enough. It’s gotto come to an end. The de-cision has to be made,”D’Onofrio said.
He thinks the city shouldbe held accountable for ap-proving the building in thefirst place – if it had neverbeen approved, this wholemess could have beenavoided, he added.“Whoever approved the
design and building eitherwas in cahoots with themor was blind,” he said.
CITYSTUCK IN LEGAL
BATTLE
Following Marshall’s fi-nal inspection in January,the file was forwarded tothe City of Burnaby’s solic-itor, Bruce Rose.Rose is now waiting to
hear if a court order barringthe Thorne Avenue tenantsfrom growing medical mar-ijuana on that property willbe granted.Rose, however, couldn’t
say when a hearing wouldtake place.“We’ve told them giv-
en the circumstances,we’d like it moved alongas quickly as possible,” hesaid.Rose admits it’s not the
best situation for residentsin the area, but the city haspretty much exhausted allof its avenues at this point.“That’s why we’re going
to court to ask for a courtorder for them to cease do-ing that,” he said. “That’sreally what our remedy ishere.”If the city is success-
ful in getting the order,D’Onofrio would like tosee the building torn down.When theNOW asked
if that was an option, Rosesaid it’s unlikely the own-ers could be forced to teardown the building becausethat’s not what is in viola-tion of the zoning bylaw.
Policecall forwitnesses [email protected]
Investigators with the In-tegrated Homicide Investi-gation Team are asking forwitnesses to step forwardafter a 33-year-old man wasfound dead in southeastBurnaby last week.On April 16, while on pa-
trol shortly before 3 a.m.,Burnaby RCMP offic-ers discovered the body ofElmer Libertino lying in theeastbound lane of MoscropStreet near Smith Avenue.Investigators believe theBurnaby resident travelledby public transit from Sur-rey to the area of Kingswayand Boundary Road some-time between 2 and 3 a.m.“There may have been
quite a few people on footin the area of Moscrop andSmith around this time,and we are asking thosepeople to come forward totell us if they saw anythingincluding Mr. Libertino in
the area,” Sgt. StephanieAshton, spokesperson forthe Integrated HomicideInvestigation Team, said ina release.Investigators are look-
ing to speak with a group ofpeople they believe were inthe area at the time of Lib-ertino’s death. These peo-ple were engaged in anonline geo-tagging gamecalled Ingress, the releasestated.These gamers are asked
to contact investigatorsat 1-877-551-4448 or byemail at [email protected].“Elmer Libertino has no
criminal record, he has hadno contact with police, andhe has left behind a griev-ing family who want an-swers about what happenedto their loved one. We askthat if you know somethingyou contact IHIT and sharewhat you know,” Ashtonsaid.
Residents beware – that’sthe message coming fromBurnaby RCMP after awoman was assaulted in thearea where a homicide oc-curred only days before.According to police, at
about 1:40 a.m. on April19 a woman was walkinghome in the 4800 block ofSmith Avenue when shewas attacked from behind.The suspect grabbed her
and a struggle ensued, butthe victim was knocked tothe ground. She began toscream, which scared offthe suspect, according to amedia release from Burna-by RCMP.The suspect is described
as about 5-11 and 165pounds with light skin andshort dark hair. He waswearing a black coat andblack pants.Three days earlier, a
33-year-old Burnaby man
was found dead shortly be-fore 3 a.m. in the east-bound lane of MoscropStreet near Smith Avenue.While police couldn’t
say whether there is a con-nection between the April19 attack and the April 16death of Elmer Libertino,they are warning the publicbecause both victims weretravelling on foot in thesame area and at about thesame time.“Please trust your in-
stincts and be aware of yoursurroundings, and, if at allpossible, travel in pairs, es-pecially if you are out walk-ing late at night,” Staff Sgt.Maj. John Buis, spokes-person for the BurnabyRCMP, said in the release.Both Burnaby RCMP’s
serious crime unit and theIntegrated Homicide In-vestigation Team are work-ing together to determine ifthe two incidents are con-nected.
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PUBLIC HEARING
1) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 11, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13463Rez. #13-305037, 5057 and 5067 Claude AvenueFrom: R4 Residential DistrictTo: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM2
Multiple Family Residential District and Canada Way andClaude Avenue Area Plan guidelines and in accordancewith the development plan entitled “Rayside TownhouseDevelopment” prepared by Robert Jordan Kutev Architect Inc.)
The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment isto permit the construction of a 3-storey (27 unit) townhousedevelopment with underground parking.
2) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 12, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13464Rez. #15-024514 Kitchener StreetFrom: R10 Residential DistrictTo: P1 Neighbourhood Institutional DistrictThe purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to alignthe zoning of the overall site with its current and historical use.No expansion of the place of public worship use is proposed inconnection with the subject rezoning application.
3) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 13, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13465
Rez. #14-14Suite LM100 – 4664 Lougheed HighwayFrom: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M5
and M5L Light Industrial District and Brentwood TownCentre Development Plan as guidelines)
To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District(based on M5 Light Industrial District, P1 NeighbourhoodInstitutional District and Brentwood Town CentreDevelopment Plan as guidelines and in accordance withthe development plan entitled “CEFA Early Learning”prepared by ph5 architecture)
The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is topermit the operation of a child care facility for 152 children.
4) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 14, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13466
Rez. #15-076500 Hastings StreetFrom: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District
(based on C2a General Commercial District)To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District
(based on C2a General Commercial District and in
accordance with the development plan entitled “Extensionof Operating Hours” by the BC Liquor Distribution Branch)
The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is toincrease the operating hours of an existing Liquor DistributionBranch (LDB) liquor store.
5) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 15, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13467
Rez. #14-46
8982/8992 – 8900 University High Street
From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3and C3f General Commercial District, RM4 Multiple FamilyResidential District, P1 Neighbourhood Institutional Districtand SFU Community Plan guidelines)
To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District(based on C3a General Commercial District and SFUOfficial Community Plan guidelines and in accordance withthe development plan entitled “Cornerstone Development”prepared by NSDA Architects as amended by the planentitled “SFU” by the BC Liquor Distribution Branch)
The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is topermit the development of a Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB)retail store in two combined commercial retail units.
All persons who believe that their interest in property is affectedby a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunityto be heard or to present written submissions respecting matterscontained in the bylaw.Written submissions may be presented atthe Public Hearing or for those not attending the Public Hearingmust be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk prior to 4:45p.m. the day of the Public Hearing. Please note that all writtensubmissions must contain name and address which will become apart of the public record.
The Director Planning and Building’s reports and relatedinformation respecting the zoning bylaw amendments areavailable for public examination at the offices of the PlanningDepartment, 3rd floor, in Burnaby City Hall.
Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office ofthe City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays fromWednesday, 2015 April 15 toTuesday, 2015 April 28.
D. BackCITY CLERK
NO PRESENTATIONSWILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCILAFTERTHE CONCLUSION OFTHE PUBLIC HEARING
The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing
TUESDAY, 2015 APRIL 28 AT 7:00 P.M.
in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to“Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.
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The City of Burnaby fin-ished 2014 very much in thegreen, according to draft fi-nancial statements present-ed to the audit committeelast week.Burnaby’s annual surplus
last year was $101 millionmore than projected in its2014 budget.The annual surplus was
expected to come in at$57.17 million, according tothe statements, but the actu-al surplus was $158.25 mil-lion.Approximately $58 mil-
lion of that was due to achange in the city auditors’accounting practice, accord-ing toMayor Derek Cor-rigan.“Until this year, funds re-
ceived by Burnaby from de-velopers to build commu-nity amenities were heldas deferred revenue un-til used for their intendedpurpose of building com-munity amenities (such asthe recently opened Brent-wood and theMetrotowncommunity resource cen-
tres, both of which providespace for valuable non-prof-it organizations),” Corri-gan wrote in a letter to theNOW. “This year, the citywas required to report thesefunds as revenue in the yearreceived, resulting in an in-crease in the annual sur-plus.”The sale of city
land also added$7 million to thesurplus, Corrigansaid, adding thatthe value of thecity assets receivedfrom developers,such as sidewalks,streets and lights,are also consideredrevenue.While most
sources of revenuecame in slightly higher thanexpected, and many expens-es slightly lower, the big-gest shift was in the catego-ry “other revenue from ownsources.”The 2014 budget project-
ed this category of revenuewould come in at $35.57million, while the actu-al amount at the end of theyear was $123 million.
Burnaby’s director of fi-nance, Denise Jorgenson,did not answer emailedquestions on what the oth-er revenue sources might be,saying only that the state-ments are a draft copy.Jorgenson confirmed the
auditors had reviewed thestatements with the audit
committee, add-ing the financialstatements wouldbe presented in anopen council meet-ing on April 27.The surplus
bumped up thecity’s net financialassets for the year.The 2014 budg-et had project-ed the city wouldhave a decrease
of $12.64 million in net as-sets last year, dropping thecity’s total net assets downto $695.31 million.Instead, the city saw an
increase of $125.81 millionin net assets for 2014, witha total of $833.76 millionin total net assets at the endof the year, according to thestatements.The 2015 provisional fi-
nancial budget was present-ed to council in February.The budget recommend-
ed a 2.98 per cent tax in-crease.The projected tax increase
would have been larger,were it not for savings foundby city staff, according toCoun. Dan Johnston, chairof the city’s newly named fi-nancial management com-mittee.“Staff have met with the
finance committee over thepast couple of months andhave been able to shave thetax rate down. I believe westarted at 4.5 or five per centat one point,” he said at theFeb. 2 council meeting.Last year, council ap-
proved a 1.97 per cent taxincrease, though the cityhad initially projected a 2.47per cent hike.Council also received the
2014 year-end report re-garding the city’s invest-ments at the February meet-ing. The city’s cash andinvestments for 2014 to-talled $827.41 million onDec. 31, 2014, up from$679.54 million at 2013’syear end.
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DerekCorriganmayor
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Howprivateshouldyourvotebe?The inside of a voting
booth is meant to be themost private of places, butour provincial political par-ties wouldn’t mind steppingin there with you.That will be the effect of
a bill now before the legisla-ture that would allow politi-cal parties to gain access todata on which British Co-lumbians voted and whichones didn’t.Now, let’s be perfect-
ly clear up front: the parties
wouldn’t know how thosepeople voted, only that theyhad in fact voted.And the government jus-
tifies the move by saying itwould help to address low-er voter turnout, as recom-mended by the chief elec-toral officer.Except, as B.C.’s infor-
mation and privacy com-missioner Elizabeth Den-ham has pointed out,collecting data on who hasvoted and who hasn’t and
turning it over to politi-cal parties has absolutelynothing to do with increas-ing voter turnout – and thechief electoral officer rec-ommended absolutely nosuch thing.More than ever, election
campaigns are run like ma-chines – machines that arefuelled by personal informa-tion logged into sophisticat-ed databases that allow par-ties to target their campaignmessaging (and budgets).
Knowing who doesn’tvote simply gives the partiesmore licence to ignore peo-ple already marginalized bythe system – especially the
young and people with lowincomes.Let’s not give themmore
fuel for the machine.Dwindling voter turn-
out is indeed a distressingsymptom of the health ofdemocracy. But having BigBrother keep track of who’svoting and who’s not isn’tthe answer to that symp-tom.If those in power are tru-
ly interested in growing vot-er turnout, they can start
be changing the behavioursthat keep people home onelection day – scandals, at-tack ads, patronage, lav-ish spending on things thathave nothing to do withgovernance, putting the in-terests of the party and itsdonors ahead of constitu-ents.
– guest editorial courtesy ofthe North Shore News
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Largemetal objects, like shopping carts and largepipes,sloweddownapilot dredgingproject at Burnaby Lake. The$845,000projectwas initiatedby the city to remove silt andother solids that had flowed into the lake fromurbandevelop-ment. Despite the slowdown, thedredging equipment chosenwasdeemedadequate tomeet the 21-daypilot project’s objec-tives of removing lake-bed sediment and vegetation. Thenextstepwas toprepare apost-project report anddevelop estimatesfor future large-scale dredging expected to costmillions.
Lake dredging pilot a success
Opposition isfinallyhittingitsstrideAs the legislative session
heads into the homestretch(after this week there are 16sitting days remaining), it’sworth noting the NDPOp-position appears to have fi-nally hit its stride.The psychological trau-
ma of that brutal and unex-pected election loss in 2013seems to be ebbing. Andthe NDP caucus has beenable to find enough issuesto land a few body blowson the B.C. Liberal govern-ment.The current controver-
sy over the sale of Crownland is a good example of anOpposition party getting itsteeth into something juicyand not letting go.A couple of years ago
there was widespread skep-ticism that Finance Min-ister Mike de Jong wouldbe able to deliver bal-anced budgets. A key partof de Jong’s plan to bal-ance the books was thesell-off of hundreds of mil-lions of dollars of govern-ment-owned assets (mostlyland). There was criticism,at the time, that this wasno true way of balancingthe budget and in any case,it was doubtful the salestargets could be reached.Well, de Jong delivered
the goods. He successfullyheld the line on health-carespending, he was able toreach his goal of asset salesand he produced budgetswith healthy surpluses.But the NDP, armed
with some internal docu-
ments gained from freedomof information requests, hasbeen able to make a legiti-mate case that, in at leastsome instances, the govern-ment may have disposedof land at prices that weremuch too cheap.Earlier in this session, the
NewDemocrats scored ahome run when they ex-posed the newly createdAuditor General for LocalGovernment office as a dys-functional workplace run bysomeone who appeared tobe in over her head.To be sure, the NDP still
faces enormous challengesahead if it ever wants to getback into government. Butfor now, all it has to do is toconcentrate on the immedi-ate future, which is the legis-lature session itself.Being an effective Oppo-
sition party is a difficult andoften thankless task. TheOpposition has no real pow-er – it can’t pass legislationor determine what gets de-bated in the house, and itsposition on various issuesusually have little or no im-pact on what a governmentdoes.Nevertheless, the Oppo-
sition’s job is to “hold thegovernment’s feet to thefire,” as the saying goes.Judging what we’ve seen thepast few weeks, I suspectsome members of the B.C.Liberal government arestarting to feel a bit warmerin their shoes.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-
cal reporter for Global B.C.
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He was just a hellof a fireman.
Retired firefighter Bill Watson on the death of hisfriend and former colleague Mark Schiebler.
Dwindlingvoterturnout is indeedadistressingsymptom.
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Burnaby can’t takethe risk of an oil spillDear EditorDoesBurnabywant to gamble ona toxic oil spill? Theproposedmajor expan-sionof theKinderMorganoil export facilityinBurnaby is a significant threat toBurnabycitizens.If approved, theprojectwillmore than
triple the amount of toxic tar sandsbitumenthat flows throughBurnaby. Itwould alsomore than triple thenumber of oil tankers thattravel throughEnglishBay andBurrard Inlet.Someof theproposedoil tankerswouldbe solarge they couldonly pass under the SecondNarrowsbridge at high tide andwoulddo so
with only1.5metresof clearancebetweentheir hullsand thebot-tomof theinlet.Should
there be a significant tanker incident inBur-rard Inlet, park andbeachareas likeBarnetMarinePark, Cates Park, BelcarrsaPark, DeepCovePark, NewBrightonPark andStanleyParkwouldbeharmedbeyond repair.Weneedour premier andourMLAs to take a firmstandand tell theNational EnergyBoard thatwe cannot accept this risk.BurnabyNorthMLARichardT. Lee is largely
silent on this issue. His only response to re-peated calls for him to represent the citizens ofBurnabyNorth is to repeat Christy Clark’s “fiveconditions” for oil pipeline approval.Mr. Leewill only go so far as to say “at least four of thefive conditions havenot beenmet.”Christy Clark needs to take a standagainst
greedyoil interests (who fundher electioncampaigns) and tell them that the residents ofBurnaby and the rest of BritishColumbia can-not accept suchahuge gamble.Mr. Leeneeds to speak for the residents of
BurnabyNorth –not for thepremier.Mr. Leecurrently faces a recall campaignbecausehedoesnot seem toappreciate that he is paid towork for the citizens of BurnabyNorth –not forChristy Clark.LarryMyers, Burnaby
New rink will be agreat benefit to thelacrosse communityDear EditorRe:New ice rink in theworks,BurnabyNOW,April 17.More ice timeandmore floor time! The
BurnabyMinor LacrosseClub is also lookingforward to anewarena in SouthBurnaby.All users are in needof this newarenawith
the coveredoutdoormulti-use lacrossebox,slated for 2016, being shelved. The commit-ment from theBurnabyparks, recreation andcultural services department for a newarenais great news to the lacrosse community inBurnaby.The current facilities, the three arenas and
Burnaby’s threeoutdoor boxes are all beingused to capacity and theBMLChashad to lookformore floor timeat RichmondandSurreyfacilities. The additionof anothermulti-usearena is a great addition to the existing sportsfacilities inBurnaby andgreat benefit toBurnabyminor sports.TomKellett, president, BurnabyMinorLacrosseClub
Recall debate raisessome readers’ hackles
J.HeightonHere comes the spin todiscouragepeople fromholding theirelectedofficials accountable. In reality,recall is a legal, democratic process.Iwould actually appreciate the factthat someone cares enough to askmewhat I think and iswilling to give uptheir spare time to enableme tohavea voice.Getting voted in in an election is not a“freepass” to ignore your people for 4years.Whether it’s the chronic under-fundingof Burnabyhospital (and someof the longestwait times in theprov-ince as a result), or plans that couldlead to 7 times the tanker traffic inBur-rard Inlet, or the lack of a poverty planin a riding that has 20%child poverty,or the shrinkingof themiddle class dueto skyrocketingmultiple fees, peopleare just fedupandwant someonewhospeaks onbehalf of them,whovotesonpolicy onbehalf of them. That iswhat an electedofficial is supposed todo. Recall reminds ALL electedofficials,regardless of party,who theyneed tobe responsible to.If youare calling this an abuseofdemocracy (which it isn’t), thenwhatdo you call the forcedby-electionbyapremierwho couldnot get enoughvotes in her own riding? I’d say any toolthat allows the regular people to takethe situation into their ownhands andremind thoseup top that theywereelected inbypeople, for thepeople, isa tool that actually ISDEMOCRACY, be-cause it revolves around thepeoples’voice.
Middle ground oncomfort women issue?
HarmelGuram If people are unable toagree about specifics, it can at least beagreed that theones to suffer themostduringwars are averagepeople thathaveno control over the circumstancesof thewar-time conditions that havebeenplacedupon them. In the caseof Japan, Korea andChina, averagepeoplewere subjected to tyrannybytheir rulers including the elites thatcontrolled the levers of power. Sadly,theprewar elites that created suchconditions have carriedon to rule theircountries andare the very people thatare exploiting the stories of sufferingthat averagepeople endured.Whynot erect amemorial to all thathave sufferedand to emphasize theimportanceof learning fromhistoryandnot repeating it aswedo today?
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Mr. Lee needsto speak for the
residents
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THE 2014 CITY OF BURNABYANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
on MondayApril 27, 2015at 7:00 PM
In accordance with Section 99 of the Community Charter, theCouncil of the City of Burnaby will receive a presentationon the City’s 2014 Annual Financial Report which includesthe City’s Financial Statements for the year endedDecember 31, 2014 for their consideration in the:
Council ChamberCity Hall4949 Canada WayBurnaby, B.C.
Copies of the Annual Financial Report will be availablefor inspection by the public in the Finance Department,Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., duringregular business hours, from April 15, 2015 to April 27, 2015.
Should you have any concerns, comments or questions youwish to convey to Council concerning the Annual FinancialReport, please submit via fax at 604-294-7537, [email protected] or submit them in writing to theCity Clerk prior to 4:00 PM, Friday, April 24, 2015.
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different paths,” Burtonsaid.Before taking the helm
two years ago after formersuperintendent ClaudioMorelli’s retirement, Kaar-dal had worked in the dis-trict as an assistant superin-tendent for six years.He beat out Gina Nic-
coli-Moen for the district’stop job.She has now replaced
him.The board offered her
the job on Jan. 28, accord-ing to a document obtainedthrough another freedomof information request, andshe took over the CEO poston Feb. 1.The new superintendent
was offered a $180,000 sal-ary in her first year plusbenefits, according to theboard’s offer letter.Subject to satisfactory
performance reviews, she
will get a $6,000 raise inher second year and anoth-
er $6,000 raise the year af-ter that.
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It’s time to eat, drink andbe merry at one of the city’slargest annual fundraisers.Rotary’s Wine, Food and
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place at the Nikkei Cen-
tre, 6688 Southoaks Cres.on April 25, from 7 to 9:30p.m. There will be variousinternational and domesticwines to sample, along withappies.The SFU Concert Or-
chestra will be performing.There will be a silent auc-tion with more than $3,800in prizes.
The festival raises mon-ey for the Rotary Club ofBurnaby Metrotown, whichspends it on polio eradica-tion and literacy programs.Some proceeds will also
go to Burnaby’s Down Syn-drome Research Founda-tion. Tickets are $45, avail-able online at www.rotarywinefestival.com.
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RECALL PETITIONKNOW THE RULES
If you plan to participate in the recall campaign,it’s important that you know the rules.
■ The Recall and Initiative Act allows registered voters to petition to remove a Memberof the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections
■ On Wednesday April 15, 2015 petition sheets were issued to proponent Loren Letourneauto recall Richard T. Lee, MLA for the Burnaby North electoral district
■ The proponent has until 4:30 p.m. on Monday June 15, 2015 to collect signaturesfrom more than 40% of the voters who were registered to vote in the Burnaby Northelectoral district at the May 14, 2013 General Election, and who are currentlyregistered voters in B.C.
■ An individual may sign a recall petition only once; it is an offence to sign more than once
■ Only registered canvassers may collect signatures
■ Registered canvassers must be volunteers
■ Recall advertising may be conducted only by the proponent, MLA or registeredadvertising sponsors
elections.bc.ca1- 800 - 661- 8683 Elections BC is an independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for
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City co-ops are joining thefight for a national afforda-ble housing strategy.Burnaby-Douglas MP
Kennedy Stewart is work-ing with local co-ops on cus-tomized petitions that heintends to present in Parlia-ment.“Halston Hills was the
first co-op to participatewith over 100 memberssigning a petition express-ing their concerns and howthey would like the federalgovernment to re-commit toa robust federal cooperativehousing program,” Stew-art wrote in an email to theNOW. “This same processis underway in most otherco-ops, with the hope beingthat I can table petitions inthe House of Commons forall co-ops before the end ofthis Parliament.”The government is re-
quired to respond to peti-tions within 45 days, so longas the petition is signed by25 people or more, he add-ed.Stewart presentedMotion
547 in the House of Com-mons, calling for an afford-able housing strategy, last
November.The Burnaby Task Force
on Homelessness is backingthe motion and approachedBurnaby council to do so aswell. Council agreed to sup-port the motion at Mondaynight’s meeting.“Burnaby residents living
in extreme pover-ty and homeless-ness have limitedoptions for supportservices and hous-ing and no localshelter within theirhome communi-ty,” the co-chairsof the task force,Darin Froese andCarolyn Orazetti,wrote in a letter tocouncil. “This re-sults in dire living situationsfor Burnaby’s vulnerable cit-izens.”The task force was
formed in 2005 and is madeup of representatives fromgovernment agencies, FraserHealth, RCMP, social ser-vice and community organi-zations, business improve-ment associations, housingproviders, faith communitiesand residents.“The 2011 City of Burn-
aby Social Sustainability Re-port stated that almost 20
per cent of Burnaby house-holds had incomes below$20,000 in 2005,” the let-ter stated. “The ProgressiveHousing Society homelessoutreach program assists be-tween 30 and 40 new clientseach month.”Stewart’s motion asks that
the federal govern-ment work withprovinces, territo-ries, municipalities,Aboriginal com-munities and hous-ing providers tocreate and imple-ment an affordablehousing strategy.The strategy
would affirm thataccess to adequatehousing is a human
right; provide financial assis-tance to those who cannotafford adequate housing;ensure the cost of housingdoesn’t compromise peo-ple’s abilities to meet theirbasic needs; maintain andexpand direct federal in-vestments in social housing;and set clear targets and ob-jectives to prevent and endhomelessness.Co-op members who
want to work with Stew-art on a customized petitioncan call 604-291-8863.
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BurnabyNOW WEDNESDAY April 22, 2015 9
Out of a DreamOut of a DreamRoyal CityMusical Theatre and MTS PresentThe Patrick Street Production of
FROMAPRIL 29 - MAY 3 20157:30pm performances fromApril 29 - May 21pmmatineeApril 30, 2pmmatineesMay 2/3
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
Written and Directedby Peter Jorgensen
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Artwork by Emily Cooper
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SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS AT THE2015 BURNABY BUSINESS SHOWCASE & EXPO
Promote you, your brand and your business! Join 50 otherexhibitors and hundreds of attendees on May 21st for thisone-day showcase of local businesses and organizations.
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Become an ExhibitorMay 21, 12:00pm–4:30pmDelta Burnaby Hotel and Conference CentreBooths priced from $340 (prominent booth locations still available)
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Burnabytalentonstage innewproductions
Highschooldrama:BurnabyMountainSecondary is getting into the fairytale spiritwith its springproduction thisweek. The school is staging themusicalOnceUponaMattress–a retellingofThePrincessand thePea–theMichael J. FoxTheatre. The show featuresa cast of 60 students, including24dancers, plusa crewofmore than10. Above, from left, areAmyXiao, AngelaWang,DianeChun,NicoleParkas theQueenandAllegraWriasPrincessWinnifred. The show,directedbydrama teacher FelicityRudolph, is on tonight (Wednesday) to Friday, April 22 to24at 7p.m.nightly. Tickets are$15 for students, $20 regular andcanbepurchased throughwww.burnabymountainmusical.brownpapertickets.com.PHOTOLARRYWRIGHT
A Burnaby resident is on-stage in a new productionat the Evergreen CulturalCentre.North Burnaby’s Julia
Walmsley stars in Secrets ofa Soccer Mom, which opensApril 23 at the Coquitlamtheatre.Secrets of a Soccer Mom is
Stage 43’s final show of the2014/15 season.The show tells the story
of three women who take
the field in a “mother versussons” soccer game.“They intend to let the
children win, but as thegame unfolds it’s the wom-en who become intent onscoring,” a write-up ex-plains. “The competitionignites a fierce desire to re-capture their youthful goodhumour, independence andsexiness, paving the way to-ward a better understandof themselves, their familiesand changes they need tomake in their lives.”It also stars Lisa Pope
andArsha Tahir.Secrets of a Soccer Mom is
onstage April 23 to 25 and
April 29 to May 2 at 8 p.m.,with a 2 p.m. matinee onSunday, April 26.Evergreen Cultural Cen-
tre is at 1205 Pinetree Wayin Coquitlam. Check outwww.stage43.org or call thebox office at 604-927-6555.
EVERYBODYFOOTLOOSE!
Several students fromBurnaby will be front andcentre when Notre DameRegional Secondary Schoolreopens its auditorium.The school is marking the
end of a long constructionperiod with a new musi-cal in the Father Joe CuddyAuditorium: Footloose.
Fans of the 1980s moviestarringKevin Bacon willremember the story: Chica-go boyRenMcCormackmoves to a small Midwest-ern town with his motherand discovers that dancingand rock music are ille-gal. But he makes a newfriend, finds a love interest– preacher’s daughter ArielMoore – and might just finda way to shake up the town.Burnaby’s own Sebas-
tian Busse stars as Ren.He’s joined by fellow Burn-aby studentsDaniella Tra-versa as Ren’s mother,Ethel; JarodMacDonald
Julie MacLellanLIVELY CITY
Continuedonpage12
Everybodycut footlose:Burnaby students in the cast ofNotreDamFootloose include (back, from left) JarodMacDonald, AnthonyBitoLauraSullivan, AlessandroMasi, SebastianBusseand (front, from lChelsieRam,AnalisaMarchet,Daniella Traversa, AngelaArmeni anErnestoMarrocco. PHOTOCONTRIBUTED
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(who understudies thepart of Willard, Ren’s newfriend); AnalisaMarchetas Vi Moore, Ariel’s moth-er; and Anthony Bitonti,who understudies the partof Rev. ShawMoore. OtherBurnaby cast members in-clude Angela Armeni, whounderstudies the part of Ar-iel’s friend Rusty, plus Lau-ra Sullivan,AlessandroMasi and ErnestoMar-rocco.The musical is direct-
ed by Simon Isherwood,choreographed by IsabelleMaheux and produced byJessica Isherwood, with setdesign by Justin Rugge.It runs May 6 to 9 at 7:30
p.m., with noon matineesonMay 6 and 7.Tickets are $15, with a
special matinee rate for stu-dents and seniors. Contact
Ms. Centanni at [email protected] for tickets.
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Have you stopped by thenew exhibits at BurnabyArt Gallery yet? Just a re-minder that the gallery hasjust opened two exhibitions:Arts Alive, featuring the art-work of Burnaby students;and Unstable Ground,showcasing the photogra-phy of Scott Massey.If you have artistically in-
clined teens in your home,then don’t forget abouta mixed media photo artworkshop at the gallery thisweekend – running Sun-day, April 26 from noon to5 p.m.Using photography-in-
spired techniques from theexhibition, students will ex-plore the theme of “cap-
turing moments” to cre-ate their own photo-basedmixed media art.They’ll explore smart
phone apps, Instagram pho-tography, photo transfertechniques, drawing, paint-ing, printmaking and col-laging. It’s designed for stu-dents aged 13 to 18 andcosts $55.Check out www.burnaby
artgallery.ca for all the de-tails on this and other pro-grams connected to the ex-hibition.Or just drop in to the gal-
lery at 6344 Deer Lake Ave.to check it out for yourself!Do you have an item for
Lively City? Send arts andentertainment ideas to Julie,[email protected],or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.
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as summer camp can be foryoungsters, it can be justas difficult an experience ifparents don’t find the rightfit for their children. That’swhy it behooves parents tostart thinking about summercamps for their kids as ear-ly as possible, before campregistrations start filling up.The following are a fewthings parents should takeinto consideration whenseeking a summer camp fortheir kids.Staff:The right summer camp
staff can make all the differ-ence. Many children are un-derstandably shy when ar-riving at a summer camp,
as their friends from backhome might not be joiningthem. That can make kidshesitant to participate in ac-tivities or less enthusiasticabout those activities. Buta good staff will know howto make kids feel welcome,which should help make themost of their summer campexperience.The quality of staff can
vary significantly dependingon the camp, so it’s impor-tant parents ask camp rep-resentatives about their staffbefore making any commit-ments.Ask how long the staff
members have been togeth-er and the types of trainingnew and even veteran staffmembers undergo beforethe start of camp season.Does the training includefirst aid and emergencymedical training and certifi-cation? It’s also good to askabout the vetting processthe camp employs beforehiring new staff, includingthe extent of its backgroundchecks. Are criminal back-ground checks conducted?
Howmany references mustpotential staff members sup-ply to be considered for em-ployment? A good campwill be forthcoming with an-swers to all of your ques-tions, so eliminate those thatappear hesitant to share.A day in the life:When vetting camps for
kids, parents should askwhat a typical day is likeonce the season hits fullswing. Many parents wanttheir youngsters to have awell-rounded experience,while others might wantthem to attend a more spe-cialized camp, whether it’sfocusing on a particularsport or a music camp de-voted to helping kids be-come better musicians.Regardless of the type
of camp parents are con-sidering for their kids, theyshould ask about what dailylife at the camp is like.Ask to see schedules and
how strictly camps adhereto those schedules. Whenconsidering specializedcamps, ask if kids will havethe chance to simply have
a little fun and which typesof recreational activities areplanned to give kids a breakfrom what are often rigorousschedules.Camp goals:A camp should be dedi-
cated to ensuring kids havefun, even when kids are at-tending more specializedcamps that tend to be morestrict. In addition, parentsshould look for a camp thatwants its attendees to fosterrelationships with their fel-low campers.And remember, camp
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Communitynow
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event included informa-tion on different units with-in the Burnaby RCMP anda question-and-answer pe-riod where residents wereencouraged to ask ques-tions and engage in a dis-cussion about public safetyin the city.
Top ranking officers, in-cluding second-in-com-mand Supt. StephanDrolet, were on hand tospeak with residents, alongwith volunteers with theBurnaby RCMP crime pre-vention unit, which includesBlock Watch and othercommunity-focused initia-tives.The forum is one of many
community events the de-partment hosts throughoutthe year.
– Cayley Dobie
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minster resident, worked forthe Burnaby Fire Depart-ment for more than threedecades.Bill Watson, retired as-
sistant chief training officerwith the Burnaby depart-ment, spoke highly of Schie-bler; they were best friends
and longtime colleagues.“He was just a hell of a
fireman,” Watson said. “Hedid his job well, and we’reall going to miss him. Hewas just taken too quick.”Watson described Schie-
bler as a healthy, activeman who was involved insports, his family and chari-table work. The two friendsplayed golf regularly.“I could call on him for
anything. If you were hisfriend, you could call himup at two in the morning,and he would bail you out,”
Watson said. “Mark wasone heck of a guy. He did alot for other people.”Schiebler spent 33 years
in the Burnaby Fire De-partment. He started at age21, and when he retired in2001, he was the chief fireprevention officer.This January, he was di-
agnosed with pancreat-ic cancer and given meremonths to live. He died onApril 10.Schiebler’s son Jeff, who
is also a firefighter, saidfamily was No. 1 for his fa-
ther.“He was married for 45
years. We real-ly had a perfectchildhood grow-ing up,” Jeff said.“Very humbleman; he workedhard. He was veryquiet. He was thetype of guy whohad a quick-wittedone-liner sense ofhumour.”Much of Mark’s
close family livedin the Queen’s Park neigh-
bourhood.“One of my dad’s final
sayings, and this re-lates back to fam-ily, … he’s mostproud of his threekids, his 10 grand-children, and theyare all a nine ironaway,” Jeff said,explaining the golfreference meantthey all lived close.Jeff said fire-
fighting was a hugepart of his father’s
identity, and he passed
away wearing his Burnabyfirefighters T-shirt. Jeff alsosaid Mark wanted any do-nations in his memory to goto the Burnaby Firefighters’Charitable Society. To do-nate, call 604-434-1717.Schiebler left behind his
wife, Lynda, two other chil-dren in addition to Jeff and10 grandchildren.There will be a celebra-
tion of Schiebler’s life onSaturday, May 2, at 1 p.m.at the Firefighters PublicHouse at 6515 Bonsor Ave.in Burnaby.
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While the first phase ofthe Brentwood Town Cen-tre development is underconstruction, Shape Prop-erties is nowmoving for-ward with its proposal forPhase 3.Shape recently submitted
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for the site.“The intent of the mas-
ter plan identifies residen-tial building three as a singlehigh residential apartmentbuilding between 35 and55 storeys in height atop acommercial podium front-ing Brentwood Boulevardand Lougheed Highway,”Benjamin Nelson withShape Properties wrote in aletter to the city’s planning
and building department.City staff are working
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ahead with Phase 2 of theproject at the same time asPhase 3, and expects to fin-ish it before Phase 3.However, as Phase 2 in-
cludes the new Brentwood
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plan divided the 11.5-hec-tare site at 4515 and 4567Lougheed Hwy. into fourquadrants for development,
with the first phase includ-ing the two residential tow-ers currently under con-struction.The project has been a
source of controversy inthe Brentwood communi-ty, with many residents op-posed to the increase in traf-fic and density in the area.The rezoning application
for the second residentialbuilding, a 53-storey tower
at the corner of LougheedHighway andWillingdonAvenue, went to publichearing last summer, withabout 40 people in attend-ance. The application wasapproved last November.In total, the master plan
includes proposals for 10residential towers. The de-sign also includes a redevel-oped commercial centre andpublic outdoor spaces.
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Annual plant sale, hosted bythe South Burnaby GardenClub, at All Saints AnglicanChurch, 7405 Royal OakAve., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clubmembers will be sellingperennials, bedding plants,garden tools and more.There will also be a garagesale and bake sale.
Muffins and marmalade, teawith bake sale, garage saleand plant sale at All SaintsAnglican Church, 7405 RoyalOak Ave., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Author Rachel Hartmanreads from her new novel,Shadow Scale, at McGilllibrary branch, 4595 AlbertSt., at 7 p.m. Recommendedfor ages 12 and up. Free, butspace is limited. Registerin person at the library oronline at www.bpl.bc.ca/events/mcgill or call 604-299-8955.
SUNDAY,MAY3
Burnaby Rhododendronand Garden Society, silentplant auction, plant sale andspring bouquet competitionin conjunction withRhodofest, from 10 a.m. to 3p.m., in the Shadbolt Centreat Deer Lake Park. Info atbrags.ca
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Resilient Minds in ToughTimes, Bob PrittieMetrotown library branch, 7to 8:30 p.m. Burnaby PublicLibrary in partnership withCanadian Mental HealthAssociation celebratesMental Health Week witha Resilient Minds in ToughTimes public workshop.Learn about the benefitsof emotional resilience.Registration: 604-436-5400.
WEDNESDAY,MAY6
Burnaby Rhododendron andGarden Society, meeting at7 p.m. in the Discovery Roomat Burnaby Village Museum,6501 Deer Lake Ave. GaryLewis of Phoenix Perennialswill be speaking: CuttingEdge Plants for Cutting EdgeGardens. Refreshments willbe served and everyone is
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Free education seminaron basic budgeting andbanking, offered by BurnabyCommunity Services andVancity, at the BrentwoodCommunity ResourceCentre, 2055 Rosser Ave.,10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Toregister, contact Stephen at604-292-3904.
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Magician John Kaplanperforming at MontecitoElementary, 6:30 p.m.Show takes audience on amagical journey throughthe decades, with audienceparticipation and comedy.Tickets: adults, $15; children,$10; five-and-under, $5;family of four, $40. CallTanya for tickets: 604-809-
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Open House, Burnaby NorthLawn Bowling Club, 1 to 4p.m. Lawn bowlers wanted.North End of ConfederationPark.
Gilpin parent advisoryannual plant sale, a springtradition in Central Burnaby.Beautiful hanging basketsand bedding plants fromlocal Burnaby producers onsale at Gilpin Elementary,5490 Eglinton St., 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. All proceeds go toGilpin PAC.
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