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Oil continues to leach into inlet

Chevron has a new method to try andstop the oil thats been seeping from itsNorth Burnaby refinery into the BurrardInlet since spring.

The company plans to install soakermats on the beach close to the refinery inthe new year to absorb oil thats leaching

offsite through the ground water.Company spokesperson Ray Lord

said the mats specialized technology isdesigned to attract hydrocarbons, and itsthe first time its been used in B.C. The planis to use the absorbent mats to create anunderground barrier on the beach that willsoak up the oil. The absorbent mat systemcan be in place for up to two years beforeit needs replacing, Lord said. The mats willreplace the absorbent pads Chevron hasbeen using, which arent feasible for thewinter months, he added.

Of course we are trying to prevent the

seep from getting down there in the firstplace, he said. Chevron is also using apipe to collect oily water from a trench nextto the railroad tracks.

Chevron first reported the oil migratingoffsite following a routine inspection onApril 21. Downhill from the refinery, themix of gas, diesel and crude was showingup next to the railroad tracks and on thebeach below. Lord has characterized theseepage as historic, meaning its mostlikely the result of contaminants soakedinto the soil over time that are being carried

Local New Democrat MLAs are con-demning longstanding member JennyKwan for her public attack on party lead-er Carole James.

Its unfortunate that Jenny Kwan hasdecided to attack Carole and the party inthe manner thats she has done, but JennyKwan also has to take responsibility of allthese accusations that shes making, saidKathy Corrigan, MLA for Burnaby-DeerLake.

In a public statement issued Wednes-day, Kwan the Vancouver-MountPleasant MLA criticized Jamess leader-ship.

There has been a steady erosion of ourdemocratic principles. Debate has beenstifled, decision-making centralized andindividual MLAs marginalized, Kwanwrote. Many are shocked at how somecritical decisions are made or how caucusdecisions have been later altered.

As well, for too long there has been aclear lack of directionunder the leadershipof Carole James. Whenever a challengingpolicy decision arises, often the defaultposition is to avoid taking a stand, shecontinued.

Kwan also criticized the backroomdeal made with Moe Sihota, whereunion donations were earmarked to payhis stipend as party president, a role thatsusually unpaid.

While we in the NDP have rightlycalled for open and transparent govern-ment, the financial deal made with ourown party president, Moe Sihota, wasnot done in a transparent manner, Kwanwrote, while calling for a leadership con-vention as soon as possible.

Corrigan pointed out that at theNDPs last provincial council meetingin November, 84 per cent of delegates

City MLAsslam Kwanfor attack

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In the seep zone: Biologist John Werring at the beach by Chevrons North Burnaby refinery. Oil has been seeping offsite formonths from the contaminated site.

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Tanya Peric knows Christmas can bea tough time for tight budgets. Theformer Burnaby resident was justa child when hardship hit her home. Hermother had lost her job, and after the billswere paid, there was little money left overto put toys under the tree and goodies instockings.

It was a really stressful time, sherecalls. What parent wants to tell theirkids, Guess what? There just isnt any

money for Christmasthis year.

Perics familygot connected to theBurnaby ChristmasBureau, which con-nects local, low-income families withfood certificates and

toys for the holidays. The bureau has beenoperating since 1981, nearly 30 years.

Peric, now 31, is in a better financialposition, and thats why shes decided tosponsor a family through the bureau.

Its taken me a while to realize theresnothing I need, and I should be helpingothers, she says.

Donors who sponsor families getmatched through the bureau and speak tofamily members to find out what food andpresents they want for Christmas. Theresa limit on spending, depending on fam-ily size. A family of two would cost upto $250; a family of four, up to $450; anda family of seven, up to $750. The donorthen goes shopping and makes sure thegoods are delivered by Dec. 20.

The bureau connected Peric to a fam-ily with two girls the older one is six,and her little sister is one and a-half. Pericdescribed the mom as almost apologeticfor needing help, so she revealed her ownfamilys experience with the bureau, whichseemed to reassure the woman a bit.

My main goal is to put her at ease andlet her know shes not alone, Peric says. Iwish I could do it all year round.

Peric has prepared five baskets of food,including everything for a turkey dinner,plus staples that the family requested.

I get to go and meet them and delivertheir food and play Santa Claus. Whodoesnt want to do that? she says.

For Peric, sponsoring a family has beenthe most joyful thing shes ever done forthe holidays.

Im a real giver at heart, and this isthe optimal season for people like me,she says. Ive been just deliriously happyfor the past week. ... Its very cool, and Ididnt realize it was going to be such aheartwarming experience, the sheer joy of

knowing that Im going to make an excep-tional difference in someones life is morethan I would hope for. ... You dont evenrealize how good its going to make youfeel to give until you start giving.

Peric is excited to deliver the gifts andmeet the family.

I wish I could be there to watch thekids open their toys. I really adopted themin my heart, she says.

Stephen DSouza is executive direc-tor of Burnaby Community Connections,the non-profit group that facilitates thebureau.

Ever year, they hear reports of people,

like Peric, who come full circle from get-ting help to giving it.

Sponsoring a family creates a personalconnection to the people you help, he adds.

Thats the biggest part of all our pro-grams that sense of community, thatsense that theres someone, who theydont even know, that cares about them,he says. Its the heart of why we do theChristmas Bureau.

The bureau is still looking for people tosponsor families, but the Dec. 8 deadlineis fast approaching. To get involved, call604-299-5778 or go online at www.burnabycommunityconnections.com.

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Full circle:Tanya Pericand herhusband,Robert, atthe BurnabyChristmasBureau toyroom atMetropolis atMetrotown.Tanya,whosefamily usedthe bureauyears ago, isnow givingback bysponsoringa local low-incomefamily. ThePerics havepreparedfood basketsand gifts forthe family.

What parent wants to tell their kids, Guess what? There just isnt any money for Christmas this year.

Once poor, shes now sponsoring a family

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City is on the hunt for Snow AngelsThere is hope for those who

find themselves humming SendMe an Angel when faced with afresh layer of snow on their walk-ways.

The City of Burnaby is intro-ducing its inaugural Snow Angelsprogram this year. Residents canvolunteer to help their neighbours,

such as the elderly or people withlimitedmobility, by shovelling thesidewalks in front of their homes.

The program is starting inNorth and South Burnaby, fol-lowing the first snowfall a coupleof weeks ago.

Burnaby Mountain SecondarySchool has about 25 students linedup to volunteer thus far, accord-ing to career program advisorNick Salvatore.

It is neat to see they have thathuman response (to other peo-ples needs) and want to help,Salvatore said.

The city is providing the schoolwith shovels and posters for theprogram to notify people in thearea that help is available, hesaid.

Students will distribute theposters in their own neighbour-hoods, he explained.

Kathy Wipf, the citys coordi-nator of the program, contactedthe school last year to see if theprogram might be a fit, Salvatoresaid.

Kathys been great, headded.

Residents who need helpwith snow removal can contactSalvatore or Cynthia Gingras atthe school, who will then line theperson up with a student in his or

her area, who will clear sidewalksand walkways.

The program counts towardsthe students volunteer servicehours for school.

Were hoping interest will begenerated by the posters andweb-site, Salvatore said.

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An RCMP bomb squad was dispatchedto a car dealership in Burnaby Thursdayafternoon to deal with a suspicious pack-age found attached to a cars undercar-riage.

The bomb disposal unit took care withthe package, and it didnt appear to beanything explosive, Sgt. Ted De Jager ofthe Burnaby RCMP told the Burnaby NOWon Friday morning. We are still inves-tigating what that package was, but weused the utmost of caution in dealing withthat package.

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Caucus solidarity is a basic tenet of acaucus, and its really unfortunate that shehas decided that she will not respect thewill of the party, Corrigan said.People are always free to criti-cize inside the party and insidecaucus. But at the end of theday, the caucus makes a deci-sion on the issues, and that is thecaucus position. So (Kwan)decided she cant live with that.

Corrigan added that its theNDP that chooses its leader, notcaucus.

Why should a few peoplewhodo not agree have the ability tohijack caucus? And thats whathappened. Its not democracy,she said.

Burnaby-Edmonds MLA RajChouhan isnt sure what Kwansmotives are.

If shes willing to run againstCarole for the leadership position,we would like to know. We askedher about it, and she said, no. Sowhats the point of destroyingthe party? Chouhan said. Anyorganization that lacks internaldiscipline is like anarchy, it cantfunction.

James called a press conferenceThursday, vowing to hold MLAs account-able at a caucus meeting in the comingdays.

Kwan also told the NOW she had no

plans to run for leader of the NDP but thather criticism was a bid to save the party.

I put out my statement because I havesome real concerns I believe many of mycolleagues share, Kwan said, reiteratingher call for a one member, one vote lead-ership convention. Its time for change.

You can not hide from that any-more.

As for going public, Kwansaid it was Jamess supporterswho singled out critics with ayellow scarf campaign during thepartys last meeting. Jamess sup-porters showed they were onsideby wearing yellow scarves, whilescarf-less people like Kwan wereleft to explain themselves.

So they pushed us out there,saying: Why werent you wearinga yellow scarf? she said. I didnot arrive at the place lightly tomake a decision to go out with apublic statement.

Kwan doesnt believe Jamesspromise to discipline MLAs willbridge the caucus divide.

Demanding people fall in lineis not going to fix the problem,she said. Im a dedicated NewDemocrat. I chose this party over15 years ago. I think this partyis worth fighting for thats whyI am doing this.

To read Kwans full statement,see Jennifer Moreaus blog, CommunityConversations, at www.burnabynow.com.Click on the Opinion tab and follow the linkunder Blogs.

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NDP: Burnaby MLAs blastKwan for attack on leadercontinued from page 1

Kathy CorriganMLA

Raj ChouhanMLA

CITY OF BURNABYZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS

PUBLIC HEARINGThe Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing

TUESDAY, 2010 DECEMBER 14 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 toBurnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965.

1. BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 41, 2010 - BYLAW 12877Rez. #10-154702 Hastings StreetLot 77, D.L. 122, Group 1, NWD Plan 58639From: C4a Service Commercial DistrictTo: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family

Residential District and C2 Community Commercial District, Hastings StreetArea Plan guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitledAltezza Development, 4702 Hastings St., Burnaby, B.C. prepared by i3design)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the constructionof a four-storey mixed use development.

2. BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 42, 2010 - BYLAW 12878TEXT AMENDMENTThe purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw text amendment is to permit kennelswithin Burnabys M1, M2 and M3 industrial zoning districts.

3. BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 43, 2010 - BYLAW NO. 12879Rez. #10-308038 Glenwood DriveLot 7, D.L. 155, Group 1, NWD Plan BCP11246From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial

District, M5 Light Industrial District and Glenwood Industrial Estates ConceptPlan guidelines)

To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 GeneralIndustrial District, M5 Light Industrial District, Glenwood Industrial EstatesConcept Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development planentitled Tenant Improvements 8038 Glenwood Drive prepared byChercover Massie & Associates Ltd.)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit development of aninternal second oor mezzanine expansion within the existing building.

4. BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 44, 2010 - BYLAW NO. 12880TEXT AMENDMENTThe purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw text amendment is to amend the rezoningapplication fees in the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylawshall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissionsrespecting matters contained in the bylaw.Written submissions may be presented at thePublic Hearing or for those not attending the Public Hearing must be submitted to theOfce of the City Clerk prior to 4:45 p.m. the day of the Public Hearing.The Director Planning and Buildings reports and related information respecting thezoning bylaw amendments are available for public examination at the ofces of thePlanning Department, 3rd oor, in Burnaby City Hall.Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Ofce of the City Clerk at 4949CanadaWay, Burnaby, B.C.,V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.weekdays fromTuesday,2010 November 23 to Tuesday, 2010 December 14.

NO PRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCILAFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING

D.R. ComisCITY CLERK

While almost all citiesin the province spent tax-payers money at higherthan the rate of populationgrowth and inflation dur-ing the period from 2000to 2008, Burnaby can bragabout being the fourth bestin the province.

TheCanadianFederationof Independent Businessreleased its MunicipalSpending Watch report onThursday. In the report,Burnaby fared better thanits Vancouver and Surreyneighbours and onlytrailed New Westminster,Port Moody and Missionamongst B.C. cities thathad a population greaterthan 25,000.

In the survey, Burnabysaw an operating expendi-ture growth of 47.6 per centbetween 2000 and 2008,and a population and infla-tion growth of 28.6 per centduring the same time. Thatmeant Burnaby only had afiscal sustainability gap of1.67 per cent, well belowthe top mark registered byPrince George, at 3.87, andsubstantially below that ofNorth Vancouver Districts3.41 gap and Coquitlams2.26 gap.

In comparison, NewWestminster had the low-est gap, at 1.15, with PortMoody second at 1.38and Mission third at 1.64.Surreys gap was eighthlowest, at 1.90, whileVancouver was ninth fromthe bottom, with a gap of1.92, for cities with a popu-lation greater than 25,000.

But as well as Burnabydid, the report meantvery little to Coun. NickVolkow.

I give absolutely no cre-dence to this report at all,said Volkow. I took a lookat those goofball graphsand skewed numbers, andI could see no mention ofthe costs of the downloadsfrom provincial and fed-eral governments over theyears.

The majority of spend-ing on the municipal sidehas nothing to do withgrowth and everything todo with senior levels ofgovernment downloadingtheir costs on us.

Volkow said its easyfor an organization likethe federation to advocatefor the rights of small- andmedium-sized businesses,

but that organization hasno clue what it takes to runa city.

I would suggest this (tothe CFIB), said Volkow.Run politically. Puttogether a slate of candi-dates, get yourself elected,and then you might see theinner workings of what wedo to run a city.

According to the federa-tions report, 90 per cent ofmunicipalities in the prov-ince outspent their infla-tion-population growth.

Adding all the citiesgaps together and get-ting an average, the CFIBreport notes that citieshad an overall average2.01 fiscal sustainabil-ity gap, with Burnaby andNew Westminster fall-ing below the average,

along with Vancouver,Surrey, Richmond and PortMoody.

In terms of actual num-bers, Burnaby had excessspending of $30.83 millionin 2008, which works out to$565 in savings for a familyof four if that excess spend-ing had been eliminated.

While Volkow had littletime for the report, in neigh-bouring New Westminster,Mayor Wayne Wright waspleased to learn his citywas the least wasteful.

I think weve donewell, and we need tocongratulate the peoplewhove made this possi-ble, said Wright. Thatsour city staff whove donea great job over the eightyears (from 2000 to 2008).

Source: BC Government, Ministry of Community Services.Notes: Excess Spending in 2008 is the difference between actual spending and what spendingwould have been in the year 2008 had that municipality limited its growth in spending to nomore than population and ination growth since 2000.

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1 Prince George 48.0% 12.4% 3.87 27,110,492 $1,464

4 North Vancouver District 60.3% 17.7% 3.41 29,233,539 $1,359

5 West Vancouver 52.3% 14.5% 3.19 17,010,471 $1,588

6 North Vancouver City 62.4% 22.6% 2.76 15,824,287 $1,326

8 Maple Ridge 82.8% 34.7% 2.38 18,692,334 $1,011

12 Coquitlam 52.4% 23.2% 2.26 25,110,960 $827

21 Vancouver 54.5% 28.4% 1.92 159,240,862 $1,034

22 Surrey 82.5% 43.5% 1.90 73,827,624 $681

24 Richmond 57.1% 31.3% 1.83 37,931,089 $742

26 Burnaby 47.6% 28.6% 1.67 30,833,297 $565

28 Port Moody 71.6% 51.9% 1.38 4,171,067 $528

29 New Westminster 34.9% 30.3% 1.15 3,410,918 $214

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City spending growsfaster than populationBut reportranks Burnabybetter than mostmunicipalitiesAlfie Laustaff reporter

Report Page 12

Graphic by Doug McMaster/burnaby now


2010WATERMAIN FLUSHINGThe Operations Department will be conducting its annual programof flushing and cleaning of watermains starting October 29 untilNovember 30.

This might result in the water supply showing sediment in some areas.This may cause the water to be discoloured and may affect someindustrial processes. If you have any questions or specific concerns,please contact the Engineering Department at 604-294-7221.

Kingsway Zone: Burnaby North Zone:From Walker Ave. to Gilley Ave. From Hastings St. to Grant St.Between Kingsway and Oakland St. Between Boundary Rd. and Willingdon Ave.

Watermain Flushing: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Monday to FridayGeneral Inquiries call 604-294-7221More information on our web site: Burnaby.bc.ca

Thursday, December 23, 2010 8:00 am - 4:45 pmFriday, December 24, 2010 8:00 am - 12:00 NoonMonday, December 27, 2010 ClosedTuesday, December 28, 2010 ClosedWednesday, December 29, 2010 8:00 am - 4:45 pmThursday, December 30, 2010 8:00 am - 4:45 pmFriday, December 31, 2010 8:00 am - 4:45 pmMonday, January 03, 2011 Closed

CITYOFBURNABYThe Mayor and Councillors of the City of Burnaby wish all Burnaby

residents and businesses a very enjoyable Christmas Season and extendBest Wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2011.

BUSINESS HOURSCITY HALL,WEST BUILDINGAND DEER LAKE 1

COUNCILMEETING SCHEDULEMonday, December 06, 2010Regular Council Meeting

Closed Meeting 6:30 pm Open Meeting 7:00 pmMonday, December 13, 2010Regular Council Meeting

Closed meeting 6:30 pm Open Meeting 7:00 pmMonday, December 20, 2010No Council Meeting ScheduledMonday, January 10, 2011

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A dissenting voice comes fromVoice New Westminster presi-dent Neil Powell, who said NewWestminsters relatively good resultsare the best of a bad lot.

You have to take into accountthat this only goes back to 2008, saidPowell. New Westminster has takenon fairly large projects since then, sowell have to see how that changesthings.

Powell said the overall value ofthe report is to show how increasingtaxes year after year is not a sustain-able way to run a city.

If you keep raising taxes, youmay have to look at reducing servic-es, said Powell. Add in the fact thatthere are other pressures, from out-side agencies such as TransLink and

Metro Vancouver, where things arepassed down, and it seems like this isunsustainable in the long term.

Powell said the big dan-ger is that with increasedtaxes from cities overspend-ing their budgets, small- andmedium-sized local busi-nesses will have to continueto carry an unfairly high taxburden.

Powell also said all citiesneed to look at living withintheir budgets.

It seems councils all havethis magical figure threeper cent for an annual taxincrease, and theyll start higher andstart cutting, said Powell. Theyllgo from just under five per cent to 3.2and say were saving you 1.5 per cent

when in reality, its just a year-on-year increase. Three per cent yearover year is untenable.

Laura Jones, CFIBsvice-president for WesternCanada, told The VancouverSun: This is a wake-up callto taxpayers. It is timeto start asking questions ofwhat is going on, becausesome of this is beyond outra-geous.

The full report is availableat www.cfib-fcei.ca fol-low the Lobbying link, thenBritish Columbia, and clickon the Municipal spend-

ing unsustainable headline. Or seethe direct link at www.tinyurl.com/CFIBReport.

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Report: Burnaby trails New Westminstercontinued from page 11

Nick Volkowcouncillor

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At CIBC, we believe in makinga difference in our communities,saidMike Stevenson, senior vice-president of CIBC retail markets forWestern Canada, in a press release.The United Way touches so manylives across the province.

Each CIBC branch contrib-uted $1,000 to its local United Wayon CIBCs National CustomerAppreciation Day.

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donation of $3,096 from Grand VillaCasino at the end of October.

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The organization offers coun-selling programs for survivors ofabuse and trauma.

Despite a long waiting list andincreased demand from the com-munity, we do not have sufficientgovernment funding for these ser-vices and our counselling programoperates at a deficit, according toBurnaby Family Lifes statement.Without the contributions of localbusinesses like Grand Villa Casino,we wouldnt be able to continuehelping our clients, who are indesperate need of support and heal-ing.

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With the cold weather coming early thiswinter, people are focused on how to staywarm.

One Burnaby apparel company hasbeen focusing on keeping people warmwhen it is cold outside and cool when it iswarm outside for more than 30 years, andhas expanded its operations to more than25 countries around the world.

Stormtech has come a long way since itstarted in 1977.

Founder Blake Annable began by sell-ing sports equipment and apparel, until hestumbled onto the corporate apparel mar-ket, according to Stormtechs public rela-tions spokesperson, Christine Hadvick.

When he (Annable) started, he wasselling sports bags out of the back of hisvan, she says.

The company makes high-end water-proof and breathable apparel perfor-mance outerwear, fleece, work wear,corporate casual wear and athletic wear,

according to Hadvick.Now, Stormtechs Burnaby headquar-

ters has just added an improved show-room to its facilities on Boundary Road.The head office now has 140,000 squarefeet of space at its facilities, with plans toexpand another 100,000 square feet afterChristmas, Hadvick says.

The showroom is for corporate cli-ents and contains a lending libraryof Stormtechs entire collection in everycolour and size available.

Its had a substantial facelift, Hadvicksays of the space, adding the showroomincludes imagery from Stormtechs retailoutlets.

The headquarters also has a factoryoutlet store attached, which is Stormtechsonly retail outlet in Burnaby.

The company is looking to expand itsretail operations in the United States, Asiaand Europe, Hadvick says.

In the last 10 years, the company hasmoved into the retail sector and expandedglobally, she adds.

Stormtech has opened 25 new retailoutlets in the U.S. and Asia, and plans toopen another 25 in the next eight months,she says.

Annable travels the world checking onfabrics and innovations, Hadvick says.

Our owner is invaluable to our pro-duction design team, she says.

Some of the current trends in the indus-try are wind andwaterproof shells, pocketsfor technology gadgets (such as cellphonesand MP3 players), all-season jackets, lininglayers and stitchless technology, accordingto Hadvick.

We obviously always want to stay ontop (of trends and innovations), she says.

The company also focuses on corporateand social responsibility, complying withenvironmental regulations and ensuringfair labour practices at its facilities aroundthe world, Hadvick says.

And Stormtech sponsors athletesaround the globe, including cyclists inFrance and snowboarders in Sweden, whotest the companys apparel and providefeedback.

They work vigorously with our designteam, to test and develop our gear,Hadvick says.

The company also provides apparel tothe North Shore Search and Rescue team,as well.

They definitely need to be in the rightgear, she says.

Burnaby companies that are interestedin checking out the new showroom, andresidents interested in the factory outletstore, should visit the 2560 Boundary Rd.location, Hadvick says.

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Winter warmth: Nick Foisy, an account representative with Stormtech, and Christine Hadvick, marketing and public relationscoordinator, in the companys newly remodelled Burnaby showroom.


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The Burnaby-based companyreceived the award from theBetter Business Bureau for theLower Mainland on Oct. 26.

BCAA, which was founded in1906, is a non-profit member ser-vices organization that providesroadside assistance, insurance,and travel services. It has morethan 787,000 members in B.C. andthe Yukon.

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The Burnaby Board of Trade is movingforward to develop a business case studyon homelessness in the city after receiv-ing a grant from the Vancity CommunityFoundation.

The boards homelessness sub-com-mittee, chaired by Susan Papadionissiou,was told it would be receiving a dona-tion of $10,000 from the foundation onTuesday, Nov. 16.

It is the first time the foundation hasawarded the funding to a board of trade,Papadionissiou said.

Its something that is also quiteunique for them, she said in a phoneinterview.

The money will go towards hiring aconsultant to help develop a businesscase study on how to address homeless-ness in the community.

After that, the board will develop anengagementstrategy,saidPapadionissiou,

who is co-chair of the regional steeringcommittee on homelessness.

The social development committeeshomelessness sub-committee invitedfeedback from the Surrey Homelessnessand Housing Foundation VancouversStreetohome Foundation, before prepar-ing the proposal for the grant from theVancity Community Foundation.

We needed to educate ourselves,Papadionissiou said. We felt it was timefor Burnaby to develop a profile on home-lessness.

The grant comes on the heels of therecent success of the boards policy reso-lution for a federal homelessness planearlier this fall.

The Canadian Chamber of Commercepassed a policy resolution calling for afederal homelessness plan, which wasspearheaded by the board, in September.

We decided, maybe its time totake leadership on a community level,Papadionissiou said.

Businesses and community organiza-

tions both need to be involved in findinga solution to the local homelessness prob-lem, she said.

We know this will never be addressedif we dont include all stakeholders,Papadionissiou said. We have to haveevery stakeholder represented.

It is important to establish the metricsand numbers behind the issue and todetermine whats needed, she said.

This is how cities like Los Angeles,New York and Seattle in the U.S. haveaddressed homelessness issues, as wellas Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam andToronto in Canada, she added.

We need to set goals that are qualita-tive and quantitative, Papadionissiousaid.

The number of people counted in theregional homelessness count, in Burnaby,has risen from 17 in 2002 to 86 in 2008.

Despite the increase, Papadionissiouthinks a solution is possible.

Surely we can do something for 86people, she said.

Of the 86 counted homeless inBurnaby, 64 per cent have addictions,26 per cent have mental health issues,30 per cent have a physical disability,and 45 per cent have a medical conditionsuch as asthma, diabetes (or) cancer, theproposal to Vancity stated. Eighteen percent of respondents report a combinationof all of the above conditions, far abovethe average statistical outcomes for thegeneral population.

She is interested to see what the num-bers of the next homelessness count, inMarch 2011, will be, she said.

Papadionissiou doesnt claim to haveall the answers, but she thinks solutionscan be found.

The best avenue, she believes, is pre-venting homelessness in the first place,with affordable housing and employmentthat provides people with enough moneyto make the rent.

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British ColumbiaInstitute of Technologystudents brought in light-ly used coats, scarves andsweaters for the homelessfrom Nov. 28 to 30.

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The drive ended with afundraising event, the Zip Itand Bid It campaign, whereWright put on asmany coatsas he possibly could, withBurnaby company ABCRecycling donating $150 foreach jacket he donned.

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Kidd is an Edmonton-born artist now living inBurnaby. The exhibitionis inspired by a billboardKidd saw while drivingacross the Cambie Streetbridge advertising anew condo project, it read,Who Needs Art WhenYou Have a View LikeThis!

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Coastal Sound Music Academy is seeking an Executive Director to join their dynamic andcreative team. The Executive Director will lead the strategic, nancial, administrative andcommunity efforts that realize and support this not-for-prot organizations mission andoperational goals. Reporting directly to the volunteer Board, the Executive Director overseesthe daily operations and scal planning for the organization, and in partnership with theArtistic Director, works to deliver quality programs to CSMAmembers and audiences.

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Badminton as easy as two, three, fourAn old saying goes,

behind every great manis a great women, but inthe case of the DouglasCollege varsity badmintonteam, there are three ofthem.

TogetherMelody Liang,Stephanie Ko and RuiLinHuang are three soundreasons why Douglas hasdominated college bad-minton for the past fiveseasons.

Between them, the threeaward-winning athleteshave won nine CanadianColleges national badmin-ton titles for Douglas.

Liang holds the lionsshare of silverware, win-ning fourwomensdoublesbanners with two individ-ual partners, including thelast three years with Ko.

Liang, a formerCanadian Colleges femalebadminton athlete of theyear, also won a seniornational title with a differ-ent partner.

Ko boasts being namedthe Douglas College aca-demic athlete for a thirdstraight year.

Meanwhile, Huang haswon practically everythingin her first two seasons atDouglas. She is currentlyon a 26-game streak with-out a defeat this season.

The Burnaby residentwill be looking to win athird national collegiatewomenssingles title,whilealso vying to three-peat asthe Canadian, provincialand colleges female ath-lete of the year.

Athletically, obviouslywe are very good, said

Douglas College head bad-minton coach Al Mawani.But I think what makesthem good is their workethic and having that extrasense ingrained in themwith what it takes to win.

Liang, who grew upin Mainland China, hadto learn that lesson whenshe came to Canada andDouglas five years ago.

So did Ko, a Torontonative, who is entering herfourth and final year atDouglas.

(Melodys) instinctsand movements are bet-

ter suited for doubles,Mawani said. Melody isthe leader. She will alwaystry something. It mightnot always work, but shenever stops trying. Herpartner has to be in syncwith that, and Stephanie isperfect for her. Stephanieis the quiet one, but insideshe is the most compet-itive on the team. She evenhates to lose at cards.

Mawani calls it thatfire within, but Liang hasa better term for it.

We have evil eyeswhenwe play, Liang said.

We have been taught tobe aggressive. We want todominate the game andshow Douglas is the best.

Ko says it is about beingmentally tough.

Its easier to lose thanit is to win, but you haveto train yourself to toughit out, Ko added.

Toughing it out isexactly what the Douglasbadminton team has beenable to do in the past fiveseasons at the nationals.

Since 2006, Douglasplayers have garnered atotal of 17 gold medals at

the Canadian champion-ships, including a five-medal sweep of the gold atthe 2007 college nationals.

But thewomengoaboveand beyond just playingfor their school.

We have to do a lot ofthings, said Ko. We haveto go to school, train fivedays a week and we haveto work. We sacrifice ourtime a lot. But, Im gladour success shows our sac-rifice.

The women also help

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Three reasons why: From left: Melody Liang, RuiLin Huang and Stephanie Ko have won nine nationalCanadian Colleges badminton titles between them, making Douglas College a powerhouse in the sport.

The Douglas CollegeRoyals mens team wasone of the big movers inCanadian Colleges volley-ball.

The Royals moved up 14places last month to cometo rest in the sixth overallspot in the current nationalvolleyball rankings.

Douglas improvedits record to 5-1 with astraight-set win over fifth-place University of theFraser Valley and a 3-1victory over third-placeColumbia Bible Collegelast weekend.

I believe in our kids andin what we do. We haveplayed everyone exceptfor COTR (College of theRockies), but weve playedthe teams that finished one,two, three and four lastyear and with the excep-tion of UBC (Okanagan)we were competitive withall of them, said fourth-year Douglas head coachBrad Hudson.

The first-semester resultis encouraging, but it willbe how the Royals fin-ish that will ensure thema berth into the collegiatenationals, Hudson added.

Two players who havebeen with Hudson sinceDay 1 are setter KalebDawe and Burnaby Northgrad Jeff Taylor.

Taylor currently has 86kills and leads the leaguein number of winners pergame.

Taylor and Dawe sharethe lead in service aceswith 11 apiece.

Brendan Patterson andErich Meyer, who is thirdoverall in blocks per game,also bring a high measureof leadership to the squad,said Hudson.

Its a pretty good mixbetween returning andnew players, Hudsonsaid. Weve been able toaddress our needs overtime.

That should keepDouglas in the thick ofthings when the seasonrestarts in January.

Until then, The Royalswill stay sharp over thewinter break at the top-15Timbertown invitationaltournament in Calgary.

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Knights QB named Gr. 11 player of the year

The St. Thomas More Knightswere rewarded for their 7-4 sea-son with three players named tothe annual B.C. high school AAAall-star team

STMquarterbackMikeyCarneywas singled out as the AAAGrade11 player of the year, a relative-ly new category that KelownasTaylor Loffler first won in 2009.

Loffler, who has committed toplay football at Boise State nextseason, was named this yearsAAA player of the year.

Carney was selected to theAll-Eastern Conference team ondefence.

But his player of the yearselection is a testament to his all-

around ability, said STM headcoach Bernie Kully.

There was definitely a lot ofsenior leaders playing quarter-back this season, Kully said, refer-ring to Loffler and Cam Canalesof Terry Fox, the B.C. MVP onoffence.

Carney finished fourth in theprovince in quarterback stats thisseason, completing 109 passesfor 1,496 yards and seven touch-downs for the Knights.

He was also 13th in overallrushing, carrying the ball 82 timesfor 727 yards and nine TDs. Ondefence, Carney added 29 tackles,two interceptions and one fumblerecovery from his defensive backposition.

Also earning a spot on the pro-vincial AAA team were STMwide

receiver Ross Hilliam and line-backer Kyle Madden.

Hilliam was second overall inreceiving yards with 621 and fourtouchdowns.

Maddenwas runner-up inover-all tackles with 94, including sevensacks. The New Westminster resi-dent also had three fumble recov-eries and one interception for atouchdown.

Also earning recognitionwere all-province offensive line-men Jamie Wandell of NewWestminster Secondary andRoberto Perizzolo of Notre DameRegional.

Another Notre Dame product,Michael Herdman, finished theseason eighth in overall tackleswith 64, including a province-high13 quarterback sacks.


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MVP: Mikey Carney is the topGr. 11 AAA football player.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Rebels hold offranked RavensBurnaby should be an

exciting place to be forAAA high school boysbasketball this season.

The Burnaby SouthRebels showed their offen-sive talents in a closer-than-expected 97-89 win overNo. 4 Terry Fox Ravens atSouth Tuesday.

The top-ranked Rebelsopened play with a mes-sage in mind, taking a 25-14 first-quar-ter lead andextending thatadvantage to22 points byhalf time.

Senior pointguard AterDegal wason fire in thefirst half, net-ting 22 pointsin the opening20 minutes ofplay. Degal fin-ished with a game-high 36points.

Grade11guardManroopClair showed his offensiveupside, scoring 14 of his21 points for South in thefirst half.

Clair nailed back-to-back threes late in the sec-ond quarter to push theRebel lead past 20 pointsfor the first time.

Daniel Edwards wasparticularly active underthe glass, hauling downa ton of rebounds for thehome team.

But the message got lostat some point of the sec-ond half as a different storyunfolded for the Rebels,who last year finishedeighth in the B.C. champi-onship tournament at theAgrodome.

Dogged by a never-say-die Raven team, Southslead began to dwindle tojust 13 points behind bigthird-quarter rallies fromTerry Foxs Scott Hind andGrade 11 forward RyanSclater, who teamed up for25 of the teams 31 points in

the third stanza.Hind led the Ravens

with 28 points, includingfive from downtown, whileSclater added 17 14 ofthem coming in the secondhalf. Bret Macdonald alsochipped in with 22 pointsfor the Ravens.

Fox outscored Southin the final frame as well,but Degal kept the visitorsat bay from the foul line,potting seven of eight freethrows in the final twominutes of the match.

Nick Irvine,who also hasa third yearof senior ballahead of himnext season,potted 15 of his17 points in thesecond half.

We had allthe pressurelast year, saidDegal after thegame.

Last year,we overcame most of ourobstacles. This year, wereready for everyone.

This week, the Rebelsopened up against DavidThompson at the PointGrey Keenleyside Classictournament, with a meet-ing with No. 2 R.C. Palmeras a possible rewardshould both teams advanceto the tournament final onSaturday.

Souths third-quarterslip was just what Rebelhead coach Greg Maticneeded to see.

We want to have ourweaknessess exposed andwhen we play againstgreat coaches like RichChambers, theyll find it,said Matic. We want toplay less games and havemore practices.

Those extra training ses-sions will help South workon its near non-existentdefence in the early pre-season schedule.

Were still trying tofind a formula to win. Butwe have good size and ath-leticism, Matic added.


We want toexpose our weak-nesses and whenwe play againstgreat coaches likeRich Chambers,theyll find it.GREG MATICBurnaby South head coach

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Shes the one: Burnabys Jenna Velji, with puck, is the only girl playingon an atom rep hockey team for Burnaby Minor. The A1 skater helped leadBurnaby to a 3-2 victory over Richmond A2 at Kensington Arena Nov. 27.

Steelersstill inthe mix

The Grandview Steelersinched closer to the lead-ers in junior B hockey lastweek.

The Burnaby-based clubknocked off conferencedoormat Squamish WolfPack 8-4 at the BurnabyWinter Club to move towithin six points of thethird-place North DeltaDevils Sunday.

First star KentaroTanaka led the way witha goal and three assists,while Marko Gordic alsohad a four-point outing forthe fourth-place Steelers.

Nicholas Gushue gar-nered the game-winningtally from Danny Merthand Gordic at 14:13 of thesecond period.

Gordic had a pair ofgoals in the win to lift the20-year-old Grandviewforward to fourth in leaguescoring with 16 goals and34 total points.

Earlier, the Steelersedged past the AbbotsfordPilots 5-4 in a shootout atMSA Arena on Nov. 26.

Scott Mackey got theshootout-winner for thevisitors, while Gushueclaimed the first of two con-secutive second game starswith a two-point effort.

After a scoreless firstperiod, Grandview took a3-1leadbeforeAbbotsfordsKevin Lourens shaved thedeficit to a single goal withan unassisted power-playgoal.

Tanaka re-established atwo-goal lead for Steelersmidway through the finalframe, but the Pilots ralliedto send the game into over-time with a pair of goals.

Norbert Biszczak got thewin in goal for the Steelers,stopping 36 shots.

Grandview is inSquamish Saturday butreturns to BWC to hostNorth Delta on Sunday.Game time is 4 p.m.


Clan men get first winover college team

Rick Berry and Justin Brown teamedup for more than 50 points to lead theSimon Fraser University men to theirfirst varsity basketball win.

Berry scored a game-high 33 points,while Brown chipped in with 21 and agame-high six assists as SFU defeatedthe Quest University Kermodes 97-61 athome Wednesday.

The win was also the first career vic-tory for rookie Clan head coach JamesBlake. But despite the win, Blake wasfar from satisfied with the effort.

This game was a microcosm ofour training camp and the start of theseason, said Blake in a press releaseon the teams 1-3 start to date. We hadlow energy, bad technique and playedselfish basketball. We are going to needto do better in the post and that requiressome of our bigger veterans to step itup.

The Clan tips off its Great NorthwestAthletic Conference season todayagainst Montana State - Billings at theWest Gym on 7:30 p.m.

Burnabys Megan Elliswill get her first taste ofwhat a NCAA Division Inational womens volley-ball championship tour-nament is all about.

The redshirt sopho-more outside hitterhelped the Portland StateUniversity Vikings to thefirst round of the NCAAregional playdowns for asecond time since 2008.

PSU defeated the sec-ond-seeded NorthernColorado in five sets atthe Big Sky ConferencechampionshipinPortlandNov. 28.

The top-seededVikings won the first twosets but faltered in thenext two before pullingthe victory with a 15-12tiebreaker.

Portland State lost

to Northern Coloradoin last years conferencefinal.

Earlier, PSU ralliedfrom a two-set deficit todefeat Montana in fivesets 18-25, 18-25, 25-13,25-22, 15-12 to advance tothe final.

Ellis had one kill in13 total attacks and eightdigs in

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