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Its been more than a month since a Cityof Vancouver worker was shot and killedoutside his home in Burnaby, and the pub-lic is no closer to finding out the motive be-hind the violent attack.Around noon on July 17, Burnaby

RCMP descended on a home in the 7900block ofWickham Place, a cul-de-sac offBerkley Street near CanadaWay.At thescene, officers found 53-year-old Hanif Jes-sa. He had been shot and was rushed to thehospital, where he died. Jessa was identified

as a Burnaby resident and the night super-intendent of street cleaning for the City ofVancouver, and his death sparked the lock-down of several City ofVancouver buildingsand works yards.At a press conference on July 18, Sgt.

Stephanie Ashton, spokesperson for the In-tegrated Homicide InvestigationTeam, toldreporters no one had been arrested andthere were no suspects.Despite her statement, reporters pressed

on, asking about suspect vehicles, descrip-tions and so on, but Ashton was adamant there were no suspects.We are treating this homicide investiga-

tion with the seriousness it deserves, andthe public can be assured all possible stepsare being taken to address their concerns byconducting a thorough and detailed investi-gation, she added.But since then,many ques-

tions still remain, includingwhat was the motive behindthe shooting?At the time of the incident,

it was suggested that Jessa wasinvolved in a dispute with aco-worker.When the City ofVancouver was notified aboutJessas death, theVancouverpolice were called in to secure several cityworks yards and job sites.Additional offi-cers were also sent to city buildings, includ-ing city hall, to provide extra security.

In a statement, police said a threat againsta City ofVancouver employee was whatsparked the heavy-handed response. Its un-known, however, if Jessa was the only cityemployee in danger, and if he was, why city

buildings were locked down.Vancouver Mayor Gregor

Robertson, along with policespokespeople, wouldnt com-ment on the investigation,adding it was in the hands ofthe Integrated Homicide In-vestigationTeam.Theres also the issue of

the two employees with theCity of Port Moody who were put on lock-down.The Port Moody Police put out astatement shortly after the shooting

More than a month after Hanif Jessas death, fewdetails are available to give insight into the shooting

ARTSALIVE ArtistMilaKaravaiwithhernewmural, unveiledat theSummerArt Festival hostedby theBurnabyArtsCouncil on theweekend. Themural is aboutnature that existswithin the citys borders, andabout complex interactionsbetweenpeopleand thenatural environment. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

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Theres a special beauty to naturethat exists within an urban setting.That beauty is being explored in a

new mural at the Burnaby Arts Coun-cil gallery at Deer Lake.The mural by Mila Karavai, Inter-

lacing, was unveiled at the inauguralSummer Art Festival hosted by thearts council last weekend.The murals central character is a

sleeping deer, representing the wildlifethat used to inhabit the land and mak-ing reference to the citys central ur-ban park, Deer Lake Park.While giant, brawny, strong, grace-

ful animal is asleep,many colourfullines that symbolize presence of a hu-man and his rational-analytical mind,extend above the deer, forming archi-tectural structures of Burnaby Lakearea, the artist explains on her web-site. The mural is calling to remem-ber how strong the connection be-tween human and nature is, and howdependent they are of each other.See it at 6584 Deer Lake Ave.

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CITYONTHERISE: A rezoningapplication for a third towerat theBrentwoodTownCentreproperty is going topublic hearingnextTuesday. Above, a renderingof the central plazaatBrentwoodmall shows the first twoproposed towers.Workon those two towers is currentlyunderway.PHOTOCONTRIBUTED,NOWFILES

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The next phase of theBrentwoodTown Centreredevelopment is going topublic hearing next week.Phase 3 is a 51-storey

apartment tower above afour-storey commercial po-dium at the corner of Al-pha Avenue and LougheedHighway, according to aCity of Burnaby staff re-port.The plan includes 526

stratified apartments, withunderground parking.Thedesign is meant to comple-ment the first two towersapproved for the redevelop-ment.At Brentwood Bou-

levard, a gracious ameni-ty lobby is proposed, com-plete with seating area,mail room, separate eleva-tor banks, and conciergeservices, the report stat-

ed. Atop the commer-cial podium is an ame-nity level, complete witha 9,522-square-foot in-door amenity area with fit-ness facility, multi-purposelounge and games room,business/study centre, mu-sic room,meeting rooms,and two guest suites.Theoutdoor amenity area in-cludes an outdoor fitnessarea, outdoor seating, chil-drens play, barbecue areaand extensive rooftop land-scaping.Shape plans to move

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 BrentwoodCommunity Centre, furtheranalysis is underway beforea rezoning application issubmitted for that portionof the development, accord-ing to a report from Lou

Pelletier, the citys directorof planning and building.The Brentwood master

plan divided the 11.5-hect-are 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 rezoning application

for the second residentialbuilding, a 53-storey towerat the corner of LougheedHighway andWillingdonAvenue, went to publichearing last summer, withabout 40 people in atten-dance.The application wasapproved last November.The project has been a

source of controversy inthe Brentwood communi-ty, with many residents op-posed to the increase intraffic and density in thearea.Residents along Brent-

lawn Drive have been es-pecially vocal as the projecthas progressed.The major-ity of concerns have beenregarding increased traf-fic and rat-runners throughtheir neighbourhood.The master plan is divid-

ed into four phases and in-cludes proposals for 10 resi-dential towers.The designalso includes a redevelopedcommercial centre, a foodstore and a variety of publicoutdoor spaces.The public hearing takes

place in council chambersat city hall onTuesday,Aug.25 at 7 p.m.For those who cannot at-

tend, written submissionsmust be received at thecity clerks office by 4:45p.m. on the day of the pub-lic hearing. Burnaby coun-cil does not accept submis-sions regarding rezoningapplications after publichearings.

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Work on the proposeddevelopment plan for theLougheed city centre ismoving ahead.City staff are working

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a master plan for the towncentre.The plan will include

public input given at a twoopen houses for the pre-liminary concepts and thedraft concept plan, accord-ing to a city staff report.Shape is also applying to

have two portions of 9855Austin Rd. rezoned for thenew development, withguidance from city staff.The plan includes seven

character precincts andfive large public spaces, ac-cording to a recent city staffreport.

The development isplanned to include a totalof 12.2 million square feetof residential floor spaceand 14.9 million square feetof retail, commercial, officeand entertainment space.

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The Burnaby Fire De-partment reported onedeath in its most recentquarterly report the firstfatality in several years.Firefighters were called

to a home on 10th Ave-nue onApril 29 after a firebroke out inside.There wasonly one person home atthe time, and he was pulledfrom the blaze, but hedidnt survive, said deputyfire chief Chris Bowcock ofthe Burnaby Fire Depart-ment.The mans death is the

first death caused by a firein recent years, according tothe departments quarter-ly report.Injuries, however, are

more common. Seven citi-zen injuries were reportedbetween January andMarchof this year. Bowcockcouldnt provide details onwhat the injuries were or atwhich fire they happenedbecause the informationpresented in the quarter-ly reports is from a databasethat documents injuries anddeaths, but not any specif-

ic details.(The injuries) could be

anything from just a burn ora little bit of smoke inhala-tion, Bowcock added.Burnaby firefighters re-

sponded to 3,538 incidentsduring the second quarterof this year, between Apriland June, which is slightlyhigher than the same timelast year.The number of in-cidents in the first quar-ter of 2015, however, weremore consistent with thefirst quarter of 2014.Thisyear, the fire department re-ported responding to 3,175incidents between JanuaryandMarch, compared to3,059 last year.The fire department

is also now including thenumber of accumulativehours spent visiting offic-es and sites, and checkingplans as part of fire preven-tion duties. So far this year,the department has con-ducted more than 1,780office and site visits andchecked more than 1,090plans.

Cayley Dobie

AutobodyshopopenafterreA blaze at a local auto

body shop could have beenmuch worse had firefight-ers not responded so quick-ly, according to an assistantfire chief with the BurnabyFire Department.Firefighters were called

to False Creek Collision onRoyal Oak between Grim-mer and Lane streets at4:16 a.m. on Sunday whenflames erupted from a shedup against the main build-ing.The fire engulfed muchof the shed, pretty much de-stroying it, and was threat-ening the shop, but fire-fighters were able to get itunder control before anymajor damage was caused,assistant fire chief BryanKirk told theNOW.It looks like the fire was

started on the outside ofthis little shed,Kirk said.When firefighters arrived,

flames could be seen com-ing from the side of theshed.They had to cut thelock to get into the yard be-fore knocking the fire down,Kirk added.Twenty firefighters re-

sponded to the fire, andthey were at the scene forabout two hours,makingsure all the hot spots wereout and the building wassafe.While the cause of thefire is still being investigat-ed, firefighters did find rem-nants of a mattress andwhat appeared to be a palletnext to the shed, Kirk said.I had (a fire) a couple

of months ago, at a differ-ent auto body shop up inthe same area there, sameMO, he added.But because there werent

any witnesses at the scene,firefighters arent sure whoset the fire or why. Kirk saidhes just glad there wasntany significant damage toFalse Creek Collision.It could have been

worse, thats for sure, butthe guys were quick to putthe fire out, so, a happyending, he said.False Creek Collision was

up and runningMondaymorning.

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confirming steps were tak-en to safeguard two em-ployees.Its still unknown what

connected the two PortMoody employees to Jes-sa and the City ofVancou-ver, and whether there was a

threat against them or if thepolice were just being cau-tious.In a recent email to the

NOW,Ashton said, at thistime, there was no new in-formation available aboutJessas death.Anyone with information

is asked to contact the ho-micide team at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email-ing [email protected] wishing to re-main anonymous is asked tocontact Crime Stoppers at1-800-222-8477.

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emails from people sayingtheres a woman in Burnabywho has a big problem withthe breed of dog and is pa-trolling on her own time, isgoing around to parks andcalling in every dog she feelsis a pit bull and is either offleash or unmuzzled,AprilFahr, executive directorof the HugABull Advoca-cy and Rescue Society, toldtheNOW, adding she wastold the woman had writ-ten to animal control aboutthe fundraiser. Our plan,just to have a couple of fos-ter dogs on leash come andmeet the people, now has

had to become somethingvery different.The SPCA contacted the

group and confirmed therewas a complaint, and re-minded them of Burna-bys animal control bylaws,which categorize pit bulls asvicious dogs and state theymust be on leash and muz-zled when outside.Were obviously very

aware of the bylaw, andwere very careful when wehost events in Burnaby, butyou know, it just seems real-ly unfair that someone witha personal vendetta is tak-

ing up animal controls timeand the citys resources forsomething thats not onlypretty harmless, but a com-munity event, Fahr said.The fundraiser is primari-

ly an event for humans, withyoga and fitness sessionsby donation.The yoga ses-sion kicks off at 9:30 a.m.on Saturday, and at 11 a.m.,the foster pit bulls were go-ing to be on hand.Instead, the organization

is bringing other breeds ofdogs to visit with its sup-porters, each dog standingin for an absent pit bull.

There was a similar fund-raiser held at the park in 2014without incident,Fahr said.We had it last year, it

was a huge success, she said.And so Andrea (Gnys, apersonal trainer who volun-teers at fundraisers for res-cue societies) wanted to doit again this year.RyanVoutilainen, branch

manager of the Burna-by SPCA, confirmed the

branch received a com-plaint.The SPCA is con-tracted by the city to pro-vide animal control services,and though the organiza-tion is against breed-specificbylaws, they do enforce thecitys bylaws as part of thatcontract.The Burnaby SPCA

has been in touch withHugABull about the event,he said.

In this case here, theresanother animal welfare or-ganization that we actual-ly work with at the BurnabySPCA, so we dont real-ly anticipate any kind of is-sues in this case, he added.We know that HugABullis a very responsible organi-zation.For more information on

the fundraiser, go to chimp.net/groups/planks-for-paws.

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Timetogrowsomesenseabout lawnsIt is interesting to note

the myriad of media lawnprofessionals educating usabout lawns.Few of the comments

are accurate or have a sci-entific base. Lawns are of atremendous benefit in ourWest Coast climate. Lawnscool your environment, esti-mated up to 10 tons of ACper city lot.This lawn willalso supply enough oxygenfor a family of four.

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nificant erosion, produc-ing more than 400 to 600pounds of organic matterper average city lot.Grass uses much less wa-

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What has Harperdone to our country?Dear EditorReleasedalmost a year ago,Har-perism, byBurnaby authorDonaldGutstein,provides a timely studyof the fundamentalnature of the changes to theCanadianpoliticaland social landscape that has beenwroughtby StephenHarper sincehewas sworn in asPrimeMinister in 2006.

Citing theprinciple economic freedommust comebefore political freedomascentral toHarpers ideological imperative,Gutstein superbly describes the slowandoftenstealthy reshapingof Canadaover the last 10years.More than that, hedocuments the yearsleadingup toHarpers ascension to leader oftheConservativeParty, and thepivotal roleplayedby corporate-funded think tanks likethe Fraser Institute inmaking it happen.

For anyonewhowants abetter understand-ingof thedisintegrationof the kinder, gentlerCanada that used tobe, readingHarperismwillfill in theblanks, and then some.

But takeheed. It sometimes canbea shock-ing, if not scary, read.Bill BrassingtonSr., Burnaby

Business closure is asad loss for BurnabyDear EditorAs a regular customer of Interna-tional SausageonGilmore Street, I amsad-dened tohear thenewsof themclosingdownthis September.

About 40 employees are losing their liveli-hooddue to the landbeingdeveloped into ahighrise. I amnot privy to all thedetails, buttheydid lose a court case resulting in Interna-tional Sausageunable to stay at the site.

It is unfortunatedevelopment of property(which is usually too expensive formost topurchase) now takesprecedenceover long-term jobs.GregSwannie, Vancouver

Does NEB processmake you feel betterabout the pipeline?

bill smith But anNDP regime sayingNO to it is NOTa forgone conclusion.

LouK WhatNDP regimewould yoube referring to?Or are you speculatingabout our upcoming federal electionresult?

bill smith Federal... theONLYway tostop thepipelinewith certaintywouldbe tohave aGreen regime... but itshighly unlikely.

LouK Youremost likely right. TheGreens care about the environmentandhave somewhat conservative fiscalideas. However voting for them is likethrowing away your vote, as theyrenever getting in as a regimeor even inthe ridingof SeymourBurnabyNorth.VotingGreenwouldonly deprive theother threeparties of a vote. As for theNDPpolicy on thepipeline, it seemsthatMulcair is remaining coyon thesubject. This couldbe to keephischances of Alberta votes in play. As forSteve,wellwe knowwherehe stands.Trudeau could changehismind tentimes in thenext 9weeks.

bill smith Youre also aremost likelyright.... however, Romewasnot builtin aday. A fewyears ago, electionswere a Lib / Con choice andNDPwasconsideredawaste.... I always supporttheCanucks evenduring yearswhenwinning the Stanley Cup is not evenaremotepossibility. I see for Burnaby,if thepipeline is ones highest priority,the choices areGreen,whoare clearlyagainst it or Conservative,whoareclearly for it.... Coy-ness or indecisiondoesnothing forme. ... on a side-note, Ihaventmadeany votingdecisions yet,but theGreen candidate has impressedme.. Onpaper, theNDPCandidatelooked impressive, but after seeingandhearing her, sorry to say, I amnotimpressed....

Should smoking bebanned in multi-family buildings?

Sheila Liddle It is frustrating......

KenBurke Somepeople havebeensaving grey and showerwater andusingdrought seeds to keep their lawngreen.

Whos still wateringlawns in Burnaby?

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BobJohnson If cooking, toilet, smoke,andother odors can freely recirculatethroughout abuilding, so can fire.Inspectors shouldbebrought in tocorrect thebuilding code violationsthat allow this. Thepublicty of needinga smokingbanwill hopefully bring thisto their attention.

Let the nationalelection ballot decideDear Editor TheB.C. publics anti-pipelinestance and resultant delaysmayhavebeenfortuitous.Were now leftwith anopportunitytobuild apublicly acceptable pipeline systemandgain the export revenues so vital to oursputtering economy!

The twopipelineproposals (Enbridge, Kind-erMorgan) resulted inmuchpublic concernabout potentialmarinebitumen spills thatcould seriously impact ourmultibillion-dollarenvironmentally related tourist businesses.

A simple, doable, common-senseplanwouldbe to combine the twopipeline systemsfromAlberta to terminate at Port Simpson,whichoffers relativelywideopenaccess toworldmarkets andeliminates addedbitu-men traffic inBurrard Inlet, the Salish SeaandDouglas Channel.

Energy East is proposing to transport abouttwomillionbarrels of oil, throughone existingandextendedpipeline system to the east.Muchof theoil to be refined in eastern refiner-ies, creating manygood-paying refinery jobs,sowhydoweneed twopipelines, in B.C., totransport about half asmuchoil?

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up the idea of wanting towrite a small blog about cof-fee in December 2014. Iasked if I could help. I stud-ied journalism and havea background in writing,so those skills have real-ly helped me.At first, wewerent sure what the blogwould look like. I came upwith a few ideas and askedMike to pick one.He lovedVancouver Barista and fromthere it all came together.Mike came up with our

slogan, For the love of cof-fee, food and all thingsVan-couver.We then came upwith a three-part conceptfor what our blog wouldcover:Visiting a differentVancouver coffee shop everyweek; writing 101 posts thatwalk readers through how to

make good coffee; and blog-ging about things we enjoydoing aroundVancouver.

Who hasmore of apassion for coffee,Mikeor Shirley?Mike: I do. I have a pas-

sion for not only drinkingit, but learning as much asI can about the technicalparts of it.Shirley: Im not a cof-

fee drinker since I cant han-dle the caffeine. Readerstell me I represent the opin-ion of non-coffee drinkers.Ive since discovered a lot ofreaders are like me in thatthey enjoy coffee alternativeslike lattes and teas, whichare beverages I review.

Where does this pas-sion come from?Mike: It was the first

time I smelled coffee whenI was a kid.My sisters madeit for my parents and theirfriends, and I instantly lovedthe smell.Later in high school,

I started to drink coffee.

Those years, I also enjoyedgoing out with my friendsto coffee shops along LittleItalys Commercial Drive,where people sayVancou-vers coffee scene started.

You begin your blogposts with snippets ofa lyric or a poem, fromMadonna toVictorianpoet GeorgeMeredith.Why?Shirley:We started our

posts with famous quo-tations and now wevechanged to musical lyrics.In both cases, they serveas an inspirational launch-ing point, or a fixture to setthe mood, for the rest of thepost. It has been a big partof how we found our voicein this blog. Its what per-sonalizes us.I would describe theVan-

couver Barista voice as con-versational. It sounds likeMike and I just talking toeach other at home over thedinner table.How do you decide

which coffee shops and

restaurants to visit andreview?Shirley: I do a lot of re-

search beforehand.Wemaintain a growing list. Itshuge and we keep addingto it; sometimes we drive bya caf we never noticed be-fore, hear about one on ourTwitter feed, or our readerssuggest one.

Is the blog sponsored atall? Do you hope tomakeit a money-making ven-ture?Shirley:We dont make

any money off the blog, atthe moment. Coffee shopsdo not pay us to visit themand we dont get paid to re-view products and quitehonestly we will never headin that direction where wecan be bought. Our opin-

ions are honest with noagenda.Weve had a few ad-vertisers approach us, butwere not anxious to get ad-vertising on our site.Wedidnt start this blog withthe intention of makingmoney and that philosophyhasnt changed, but even-tually we would like to lookat the business opportunityand hopefully generate reve-nue from it.Mike sees this blog as a

sort of online journal thatkeeps a record of all theplaces weve been.We feellucky that readers are in-terested in following us tosee where we go. I think ourmarriage has gotten stron-ger from this project as itssomething we are absolutelypassionate about.

What has been the bestcoffee or coffee drinkingexperience youve hadthus far?Mike:Me and Shirley

have had this debate manytimes. For me, it dependswhat Im looking for that

day, in that moment. I enjoyvisiting different neighbour-hoods fromMarpole toBurnaby.Shirley:Weve had so

many great experiences thatits like asking me to pickmy favourite child. Its im-possible and unfair.My fa-vourite part of this processis that we end up meet-ing so many great indepen-dent businesses from cafsto roasters.This experiencehas changed me in that Ivecome to embrace local busi-nesses and the importanceof supporting them in oureconomy. Im very proudthatVancouver has comesuch a long way, and contin-ues to improve, in the inter-national world of coffee.

Whatmakes a goodcup of coffee?Mike: I would suggest

people find out which re-gion of coffee appeals totheir taste (i.e. Ethiopian,Guatemalan, or a blend).The taste profiles vary so

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TheWongs live in BurnabyHeights Shirley grewup in the neighbourhoodand has lived there for 25years. Mike grewup in EastVancouver andmoved to theneighbourhood once theyweremarried.The pair travels aroundVancouver, the region,and throughout theworld, documenting theirexperiences and theirlove of fine food and tastybeverages.Mike and Shirley recentlyshared some of theseexperiences, and theirpassion for what they do,with the Burnaby NOW.

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much.After that, I wouldsay, have freshly roasted cof-fee beans from a local roast-er. For home brewing, I reg-ularly buy my beans from alocal roaster every week isdifferent.

Why are you so pas-sionate about food andcoffee?Mike: Ive always loved

good food.Growing up,food and family were alwaystalked about. Im a curiousguy, and were very lucky tolive in such a multicultur-al environment inVancou-ver that allows me to exploreand try so many differenttypes of food, whether itsItalian, Japanese, Chinese,Middle Eastern or Euro-pean inspired. It gives me agreater appreciation and en-joyment, and if youre goingto eat why not eat well?Shirley: Im passionate

about food and coffee be-cause I know its about thepeople and local businesses

behind that cup of coffee orthat breakfast were eating.It represents a lot more thanyou can imagine.

Describe your idealsipping or dining experi-ence whether it be a fa-vourite place, a favouritedish or simply a favouritememory.Shirley:We travel a lot

and I love casual dinners inPariss petite bistros, shar-ing a tiny caf table outside,hanging out with locals.Food tastes better outside,under an open sky and withsomeone you love.Mike: I love roast duck

in a small restaurant on RueCler in Paris.The taste ofthe crispy skin, a bit of fatand duck meat is my favou-rite. It stems frommy up-bringing that my familywould always eat roast duckat home and in Chineserestaurants. I enjoy hang-ing out where the locals arewhen were travelling, and itbrings me inner peace.

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3SOMETIMESTHEBESTTHINGTODO ISNOTHING,and if thats whatyoure interested in, wesuggest heading down toBarnet Marine Park for alazy afternoon on the beach.Better yet, pack a picnic,sunscreen, a blanket anda good book and youreset to kill an entire day.This park tends to be lesscrowded thanVancouversbeach hotspots, so its theperfect place to relax.Thebeach is very family friendly,

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4THISONES FORTHE FILMBUFFS. Inthe age of NetflixandYoutube, youcan watch movies withoutleaving your home, butsome of the old classics,especially those from theCriterion Collection, areimpossible to find online.Thats where the BurnabyPublic Library comes in.They have a ton of films,and you can take them outfor free.We recommendAkira Kurosawas SevenSamurai or FrancoisTruffautsThe 400 Blowsor Jules and Jim, bothFrench new wave classics.Theres also Alain ResnaissHiroshimaMonAmour andMamma Roma by PierPaolo Pasolini. If you prefer

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into binge watching, theyalso have a large collectionof popularTV series, likeBreaking Bad,MadMenand Borgen (a super popularDanish series), and thereare tons of documentaries,too.This is the perfectway to wind down afteryour relaxing day at thebeach doing nothing ifyou followed our previous

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Sit in one, and you dont even need to drive it to seewhy its a $60-90,000 car. Drive it though, and youllwonder why it doesnt cost more.

Performance:Did I say cruiser? I meant cruise missile. Dawdlingalong on the Sea-to-Sky behind your usual obliviousrental RV, a brief passing lane opened up. I judgedthe gap, gured it was big enough, walked on theaccelerator.

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The all-aluminum 6.2L LT1 V8 in this car isnt somehigh-strung, rev-needy turbine. It feels like it was builtby the people who produced the B-17 Flying Fortressand Indy 500 winners and Bonneville Salt Flat racers.

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For this year, the Corvette getsa new eight-speed automatictransmission with paddle-shifters thats the equal of thatfound in the Jaguar F-Type. Butheck, you could hook that V8up to a Conestoga wagon and itdmake the thing scoot.

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Throw the Stingray through a few corners or around askidpad, and its equally wonderful, despite not havingthe catlike quickness available with the handlingpackage. There are multiple modes for both tractioncontrol and driveline management, but you best beginger on the throttle if you completely defeat thetraction control. In the dry, itll spin the tires from arest without hesitation. In the wet well, just makesure your life insurance is up to date.

And for all that madness, the new Stingray issomething of a pussycat. Itll make distance easily,is relatively quiet at speed (road noise splits thedifference between the old 997 Porsche 911 and thenew 991), and will even return liveable fuel economyon the highway.

Its wonderful, all the best of the old and the newcombined together. Sell your kids and buy a NightRace Blue one with the stick-shift.

Features:Chevys MyLink system anchors the infotainment forthe Corvette, and is simple and easy to use, with nicebig touchscreen buttons. It includes the Siri system tocontrol compatible phones.

Fuel economy gures for the automatic-equippedVette are set at 8.1L/100kms on the highway, and14.6L/100kms in the city. If youre driving it quicklyon a lonely road, itll burn far more fuel, but will easilymatch the highway mileage on the way there.

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This is GMs agship, the best thing theymake (that isnt a truck). For years itsbeen a performance benchmark that manyrespected even while complaining about

the seats. Well, theyve xed the seats, and the entireinterior. And everything else is better too.

Even though this version of the Generals ballisticmissile should be tame, equipped as it is with satellitenavigation and an automatic transmission, it isnot. Its a beast, a fry-your neurons machine with aremovable roof and a push-button starter.

The Chevrolet Corvette is all-new. However, its stillall old-school too and thats a good thing.

Design:More angular than ever, Chevys design team took thecurving cues of past Corvettes and basically threw themout thewindow. This new Stingray is all sharp cuts andpointy bits, an arrowhead chipped from obsidian.

I think it looks great apart from the very front end:theres something just a bit too frog-like about thatstraight-across grille. However, every other facet ofthis thing is a masterpiece, from the quad-exhausttrumpets out back to the historic-inspired side-badgeto the vents in the hood that let out wavy heat in thecool air.

This particular tester is specd as a something of acruiser, tted with staggered, split-spoke 19 and20 alloys front and back, without having the Z51performance package. If it were my Vette, Id bespending money on the go-fast stuff and leavingthe shiny bits on the table. Still, even the most-basicCorvette looks the business.

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studied as in the case of some of the

more wild animals.

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MISSYSPCA ID 37296511 Year 6 Month old, SpayedFemale, Persian, Mixed BreedDear Missys life hasnt been easy since herguardian passed away. She arrived incrediblymatted and needed emergency grooming torelieve her from her distress. As you can

imagine Missy was pretty upset and didnt want anything to do with people. She wasdepressed and had issues trusting new humans. We had some of our all star volunteersstart working with her daily and slowly...Missy started to show improvements. Missytoday is still nervous of new people but has created lovely bonds with certain people.She loves to be pet gently and this lovely girl loves to play with her feathers. She willneed an adult only home with no other pets. She is also a good candidate to foster first.Please inquire if you can provide Missy with the type of home she needs!

Sue was transferred to our branch on ourDrives for Lives program after she weanedher puppies. She is a lovely girl who islooking for an experienced guardian...

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JUNESPCA ID 3689341 Year 2 Month 3 Week old, Female,Australian Shepherd, Mixed Breed.June is an absolute love bug! It doesnt take longfor you to fall head-over-heals in love with her.Sadly this beauty arrived in rough shape at ourPrince Rupert branch. She has since recovered and

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through a few homes in her life and is looking for stability. Miss Captain was a little shy when she arrivedbut soon showed us how sweet she is, although she isnt fond of other cats. Her ideal home would be with acouple of adults and no other pets. Having three legs has never stopped Miss Captain from getting around!She has had some accidents in her previous home and will require a guardian willing to work with her. MissCaptain has successfully used her box since being in our care. She is a good candidate for foster to adopt.We think stress and an untidy litter box (yes scooping daily is needed) may have caused her to not use herbox. We think Miss Captain deserves a chance. Come meet this lovely lady, you wont be disappointed.

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Create just the rightambience with perfectoutdoor ligh!ng

Michelle Hopkins, REW.caThe nights are already

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and it is _nding its way on pa!os, decks, out-door walls (whether block or stone walls) in lotsof modern styles.Here is a look at some of the current trends in

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create lamps with strip ligh!ng that you insert into the cracks in thewood.3. Flat path ligh!ng: Kichler Ligh!ng Canada features a new eat topcontemporary path light that is a spin-o" of tradi!onal pathway/gar-den illumina!on. Square, eat top, really sleek path ligh!ng is in anddome and mushroom ligh!ng is pass.4. Strip ligh!ng under sea!ng: If you want to make the most of theoutdoors, youll want to use it in the evenings when it is dark. Thereare many crea!ve, stylish op!ons such as ligh!ng placed under seat-ing or garden features, to complement well placed lamps.5. Vibrant colours: Dont s!ck to one colour be bold and fresh aschanging the colour of the light at a press of the switch will dras!-cally change the mood and feel of the outdoor space.6. Illuminated globes: Looking for sophis!cated style in your yard?These yard lights are !meless and exude elegance and personality.7. Lantern chic: Garden lanterns have enjoyed popularity for years,and they con!nue to be sought a#er for their quaint, classy look they look fabulous hanging in your trees. You can get them solar-powered as well. For those who like the shabby-chic, country-style

backyard, lanterns today come in a plethora of colours, stylesand shapes to give your yard a welcoming, homespunstyle.8. Chandeliers: The chandelier has gone outdoors in a bigway, however, these are mostly lit with candles.

9. Homemade hanging lights: Transform a wire basket(you know the hanging ones we used to use to storeour vegetables and fruits?) into a chandelier, or use

a hoop with string lights suspended from it. Or _ll amason jar with tea lights and voila! A gorgeous lan-tern for a frac!on of the cost. Takahashi says hes seenclients hang mason jars with white string lights insidesuspended over the pa!o table.10. Under the table: If you are having a garden partythat has tables with eoor-length tablecloths, considerplacing garden stake lights or ba$ery-run candles under-

neath so they glow through the tablecloth how stunning will thatlook at night?11. Birdbaths with tea lights: These arent only for our _ne-feath-ered friends. For your next soiree, add tea lights in your water-_lledbirdbath to create a glowing mini _re pit!12. Underwater ligh!ng for ponds and pools: Nelson says theseLED lights change colours and fade in and out for beau!ful accentligh!ng. You can also buy underwater strip ligh!ng for waterfalls,he adds.

Outdoor wall lighting can addcomfort and warmth.

Flat-top contemporary pathlighting is a spin-off on traditionalpathway lighting.

Strip lighting under seatingor garden features can addmorelight to an outdoor space.

Why stick to one colour? Youcan install bold coloured lightingto change at the flick of a switch.

Illuminated globe yard lightsare timeless and classic.

Garden lanterns are always afavourite and look great hangingin trees.

Outdoor chandeliers? You bet.Theyve become very popular,with many versions lit by candles.

In a nutshell

Done right,landscapelighting canreally make

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way to add colour to a dark outdoor space, whilehelping to create just the right ambience foryour property. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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The City of Burnaby isdonating unclaimed stolenbicycles to a good cause.The bikes are being given

to theVancouver chapter ofthe organization Bicycles forHumanity.The bikes wereoriginally unclaimed stolenproperty and set for auctionby the Burnaby RCMP, butcity councillors agreed togive the bicycles to the orga-nization.Bicycles for Humanity

ships old, unwanted or, inthis case, unclaimed bicy-

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profit, I dont really knowwhere the moneys going,but Bikes for Humanity is

just a technology transfer.Nobodys getting paid, saidMontgomery.TheVancouver chapters

founder said that one ofthe most rewarding parts ofworking with this organiza-tion are the connections hegets to make between peo-ple who will never meet.Montgomery remem-

bers one parti

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