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AVancouver resident is coming forwardafter experiencing what she calls seniorabuse at the Bonsor Recreation Complexlast week.MonicaTam has been a member of the

Bonsor 55+ Society for more than five yearsand has taken advantage of the many activi-ties on offer. She was a Burnaby resident formore than 20 years prior to moving toVan-couver in 2003 (the rec centre is about a10-minute drive from her home).On Sept. 18, she and nearly 100 others

gathered at the complex to register for the2016 seniors badminton season.The pro-gram, according to the citys registrationguidelines, guaranteed 189 spots for Burna-by residents and 81 spots for non-locals, allgiven out on a first-come-first-serve basis.Registration,meanwhile, didnt open un-

til 4 p.m. that Friday afternoon.Due to thesports popularity, however, about 15 peo-

ple lined up overnight,Tam told theNOW.The piano teacher arrived at the recre-

ation complex around 8 a.m., had her in-formation taken down her name, her 55+membership card number, and her proof ofage and residence and was told to sit tight

in a designated waiting room on the secondfloor. Out of the 81 spots, she was num-ber 77.I was told that once inside, we had to

stay inside.There were two Bonsor staff lit-erally guarding the floor, making sure no

one leaves, or be punished by immediate-ly losing their spot, she said. People couldnot go outside for any reason not to gettheir medication, their laptop charger, or

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$4.9-millionshortfall turns intosurplusThe Burnaby school district took in more

money and spent less in 2014/15 than an-ticipated, according to audited financialstatements presented at a public meetingTuesday.The district had predicted a nearly

$4.9-million operating shortfall last year,which it planned to cover with accumulated

surpluses from years past, but local schoolsactually ended the year with a more thanhalf-million-dollar surplus.I think the news really is we finished the

year in a strong position, and were sittingwell for next years budget process, secre-tary-treasurer Greg Frank told theNOW.The nearly $5.4-million difference be-

tween the budget approved last Februaryand the final numbers came from higherthan expected revenues, including nearly $1

million more than anticipated in provincialgrants, $1.1 million more in internationalstudent tuition, and about $185,000 extrain rental revenues and investment income.The district also spent $800,000 less

than anticipated on salary and benefits and$500,000 less on energy, thanks to a warmwinter and ongoing energy management ef-forts in the district.The final numbers show the district car-

rying forward nearly $10 million in accu-

mulated surpluses, with nearly $6.3 millionin restricted accounts and a nearly $3.7-mil-lion unrestricted surplus.The districts financial statements are

scrutinized annually by a third-party au-ditor. PricewaterhouseCoopers issued thisyears audit report.

FEDUPMonicaTamhadan unpleasantexperience at theBonsorRecreationComplexwhensheandother seniorshad towait formore than10hours to registerforbadminton. She said itwas elder abuse. PHOTOTEREZAVERENCA

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48, was killed following apolice-involved shooting onFriday.Burnaby RCMP, along

with officers fromVancouverand the Lower MainlandEmergency ResponseTeam,arrived at the scene of whatwas believed to be a shoot-ing at a home in the 3800block of Frances Street onSept. 18. Police at the sceneattempted to communi-

cate with Hanna, inside thehome, but he wouldnt co-operate, according to theRCMP.Officers entered the resi-

dence, shots were fired andHanna sustained multiplegunshot wounds. He died atthe scene. His death is beinginvestigated by B.C.s policewatchdog, the IndependentInvestigations Office.A second man,Vancouver

resident Matthew CharlesMiles, was found dead in-side the home. Police believethe 47-year-old is the victimof the initial shooting.TheIntegrated Homicide Inves-tigationTeam is investigat-ing his death.

Breastfeeding didntcome easy for first-timeBurnaby mom,KatrinaChen.When her son,Yoann was

born 19 months ago, he hadtrouble latching on, and anytime he did, he promptly fellasleep.He was a lazy baby,

Chen said with a laugh.After three days, she gave

in and began pumping andbottle feeding, but whenher milk production start-ed to dwindle after just twomonths, she panicked.I was like, OK, we have

to try to go back to breast-feeding, she said.So once a day for about

two or three weeks, Chenand her infant son battledit out.He would cry and I

would cry and my husbandwould be frustrated, Chensaid. Now we laugh aboutit, but at the time I was like,Oh my gosh, Im so de-pressed.Yoann eventually took

to the breast full time, butChen said overcoming herchallenges would have beena lot harder without supportfrom other moms.Thats why she thinks

events like the BreastfeedingChallenge, coming up nextweek, are so important.The Breastfeeding Chal-

lenge is an annual event in

Canada and the U.S. thataims to get as many babiesas possible latched on at thesame time on the same dayin the first week of October.The goal is to boost pub-

lic awareness about thenormalcy of breastfeed-ing, promote the benefitsof breastfeeding and help

moms reach their breast-feeding goals.This years challenge

takes place Saturday, Oct. 3,and the Bonsor RecreationComplex will host Burna-bys second local event.Last year, 23 Burnaby

moms signed up to breast-feed, and more than 60 peo-ple came out to celebrate.I think the support is

important, Chen said.Yoann still breastfeeds to-

day but usually only once aday before bedtime.Thats normally the best

time that I get to hang outwith him,Chen said.The theme of this years

challenge is Breastfeed-ing andWork: Lets Make itWork.As a busy working mom,

whose husband, Sky Luhandles the primary par-enting duties, its a themeChen knows somethingabout.

Four months afterYo-ann was born and onlytwo months after he finallycaught on to breastfeeding Chen went back to work inNewWestminster-BurnabyMP Peter Julians office.A few months after that,

she ran for school boardand was elected as a trustee.Returning to work was

hard, Chen said.While her employer and

colleagues were supportive,the small public office pro-vided few places besides thebathroom to express her ac-cumulating milk supply.Fortunately, she lived

close enough to zip homefor lunch and after-workfeedings.Im one of the lucky

ones, she said.Today,Yoanns bedtime

breastfeeding is a way forthe busy mom to stay con-nected with her son, andshe is in no hurry to put anend to the routine.Im just going to contin-

ue until he doesnt want itanymore, she said.Burnabys Breastfeed-

ing Challenge runs from 10a.m. to noon, with the greatlatch-on scheduled for 11a.m.The event, which will also

celebrate women who havedonated milk to the Provin-cial Milk Bank, will featureguest speakers, cake anddoor prizes.To register, call 604-918-

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A long awaited program aimed at reducing propertycrime in the city is finally ready.BusinessWatch, while not unique to Burnaby, offers busi-

ness owners in the city up-to-date crime information, alerts,workshops, tips, resources and more.The idea of expandingthe BusinessWatch program was floated around at a pub-lic safety committee in March, but Burnaby RCMPChiefSupt. Dave Critchley questioned whether it was worth ex-panding considering how many volunteer hours were re-quired to get businesses to sign up.(A typical BusinessWatch program requires businesses to

sign-up to receive crime alerts and information.)But the new pilot program doesnt need volunteers be-

cause its web-based.Interested business owners can find all they need on the

City of Burnabys website. Everything from crime trendmaps to info about upcoming seminars and workshops isavailable online.Theres also a list of frequently asked ques-tions, crime prevention tips for businesses and informationon how and when to report concerns or crimes to police.

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simply to get food.One man, she noted, left

for a few minutes and hadhis spot revoked.Anoth-er, who also spoke with theNOW, was working on hiscomputer throughout themorning.Around 1 p.m.,his battery died and he wasdenied permission to go tohis car to grab his charger.I mean, what kind of

logic is that?This is a per-son who still has to work,Tam said.She added many in the

group got hungry through-out the 10-hour wait (Bon-sor opens at 6 a.m. week-days).People were starving,

according toTam, who saidmembers couldnt even godownstairs to get a snackfrom the vending machine.The two young staff mem-bers said they were just fol-lowing orders; that theycould not allow anyone togo out. Luckily, there weresome Burnaby memberswho came up and foundout, and so they orderedfood in for us.Tam called the whole or-

deal a fiasco and an ab-horrent arrangement, sim-ilar to little kids beinggrounded.I find it to be totally ri-

diculous.When youre sub-jecting your senior citizens, some in their high 80s, to such kind of treat-ment, its unbelievable, sheadded.Tam told theNOW shes

perplexed about why regis-tration wasnt opened earli-er, as in previous years.Eric Bientjes, manager

of recreation services withthe City of Burnaby, saidthe decision to move reg-

istration to the afternoon a first since the programlaunched more than threedecades ago was made inan attempt to deter peoplefrom lining up overnight.Staff have been working

with the seniors society, try-ing to eliminate this wholeissue for several years, hesaid. Its obviously some-thing which the seniorsplace so much value on, thattheyre willing to line up forit.The irony is that every-body got in (this year).Program organizers will

be reviewing the process fornext year, including whetheror not to move registrationback to the morning, ac-cording to Bientjes.Our goal really is we

dont want people lining up.This puts a lot of stresson the staff, it puts a lot ofstress on the participants,it puts a lot of stress on theseniors society.We dontwant them waiting thatlong. It doesnt do anybodyany good, he added. Ev-ery year, (weve) tried some-thing a bit different. So far,we havent found the solu-tion.

Asked about implement-ing a no-line up policy be-fore 6 a.m., Bientjes sug-gested it would be hard toenforce.As for the cant-leave-the-room policy, hesaid the rule was created be-cause members in the pasthave tried to take advantageof the system.Even though everyone got

into the badminton groupthis time around,Tam saidthat hasnt always been thecase. In 2013, she was num-ber 20 on the waitlist andnever got a spot. She arrivedat the complex around 6:30a.m.Shifting the registration

and having strict rules,Tambelieves, was done withgood intentions. Howev-er, she said she cant possi-bly see how anybody couldcheat.When we entered, we

were given a number, ourID cards were checked andour names put on a list.It doesnt make any senseto me.

Good intentions:MonicaTam is raising concernsabout thewayregistrationwashandled for a seniors badmintonprogramatBonsorRecreationComplex. PHOTOTEREZAVERENCA

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tails a tale of, at the veryleast, a lack of good plan-ning, or at the worst a sig-nificant disinterest in thecomfort and welfare of se-nior citizens.And, although we still

balk at the idea that thoseover 55 are considered se-niors,many recreationalprograms are being tailoredto attract the ever-grow-

ing senior population.Andthat is a good thing.With agrowing senior population,it makes abundant sense tooffer them as many oppor-tunities to stay fit and ac-tive.A fit senior is better allaround: for that senior, thatseniors family and our so-ciety.The Canadian population

is an aging one.Accordingto Stats Canada, in 2011,the median age in Cana-da was 39.9 years,meaningthat half of the population

was older than that and halfwas younger. In 1971, themedian age was 26.2 years.Seniors make up the fast-

est-growing age group. In2011, an estimated 5.0 mil-lion Canadians were 65years of age or older, a num-ber that is expected to dou-ble in the next 25 years toreach 10.4 million seniorsby 2036. By 2051, aboutone in four Canadians is ex-pected to be 65 or over.We can already see the

first wave of grey-haired citi-

zens having a considerableimpact on our communities.Accessibility is a big issue ascities try to make sidewalkseasier for folks with scooters,walkers and canes.Seniors on scooters are

jockeying for space withyoung parents pushing big-wheeled strollers that looklike they could navigate theterrain onMars.Affordable housing is an-

other big issue.And thenthere are the additionalmedical services and care

homes that are needed.Thankfully, we dont have

to reinvent the wheel.Thereare programs in place, ac-cording to Isobel Macken-zie, the B.C. seniors ad-vocate; there just are notenough of them.Mackenzieis recommending that adultday programs, home sup-port programs and respitebeds (where elderly go togive their caregivers a break)are enhanced to keep pacewith the growing seniorspopulation.

We suspect Mackenziewould also support seniorskeeping active in their com-munities in any number ofways.Whether its with a good

match of badminton, pickleball, a walking group, yogaor tai chi, it makes sense tochannel that grey power intosocial physical activity.Game on!The grey team

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TimetoxourbrokensystemThe more I read about

how this election is unfold-ing as a real, honest-to-goodness three-way race,the more I get annoyed.Not about the fact of the

three-way race that partsactually pretty cool butabout the fact that it likelymeans that any one of threemen (sorry,Ms.May, Imdiscounting your chanc-es here) will be leading thiscountry come Oct. 20 withthe support of only about athird of Canadians.I could be wrong, of

course.Any one of the threecould presumably chargeahead and wind up actuallyearning the support of a ma-jority of voters.It just seems unlikely.Take the result of the

2011 election. StephenHarper earned his major-ity Conservative govern-ment (166 of 308 seats,or about 53.9 per cent ofseats) with 39.6 per cent ofthe vote.The NDP,mean-while, won some 33 per centof the seats with 30.6 percent of the vote.The Liber-als earned 11 per cent of theseats with 18.9 per cent ofthe vote, while the Greensearned 3.9 per cent of thevote and one seat (well un-der one per cent of theseats).The Bloc Qubcoisearned some six per cent ofthe vote and four seats (a lit-tle over one per cent).Lets not forget that those

percentages only reflect thepeople who actually voted.Take into account that thefederal election turnout was61.1 per cent, and the per-centage of eligible voters

who actually wanted Harp-er in charge plummets tosomewhere around 24 percent.None of that was new, of

course. Canada has seenelection after election inwhich the number of seatsand the percentage of thepopular vote simply didntalign.And its not a parti-san issue, by the way:MostBritish Columbians will re-call one of the more famousinequities when GlenClarks NDP won a major-ity government (albeit a slimone) with 39 per cent of thepopular vote in 1996, beat-ing out Gordon CampbellsLiberals despite their 41.8per cent of the vote.The point is, the make-

up of our Parliament andlegislature (and city coun-cils, when it comes to that)should do a better job of re-flecting what people actual-ly want.Heres the catch: Our

tired old first-past-the-postvoting method really onlyworks in a two-party system(or, flip that, and suggestthat first-past-the-post willinevitably cause a two-par-ty system to emerge eventu-ally). In a two-party system,its pretty cut-and-dried: ei-ther you vote for A, or youvote for B.Theres no in-between, no

speculation about wheth-er you should vote strategi-cally because althoughA isyour first choice, youd pre-fer C over B, and perhaps ifC has a better shot of beat-ing B then you should votefor C instead.

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Heres how to makethe picket noise stopDear EditorRe: Dispute notmusic to someears,BurnabyNOW,Sept. 18.

Theneighbours are complaining about thenoise fromhonkinghorns of support (andother relatednoise) for the lockedoutworkersof BCAA. I understand that, especially duringtheheat of the summer, thenoisewould carryto those livingnear thepicket line. But, insteadof calling theRCMPandwriting to the citycouncil of Burnaby, call andwrite toBCAAandtell them tonegotiate fairlywith thoseworkersandget a collective agreement bothpartiescanaccept and remove the lockout.

Thatwill bringback your peace andquiet.AndreaMacBride,Burnaby

Charge for water useDear EditorRe: Put a real valueonwater charge for it, Our View,BurnabyNOW, Sep. 18.

Further to your editorial onwatermetering.I think its high time that Burnaby scrapped theflat rate for utilities. I ama single residentialowner, andover the last fewyears construc-tion inmyneighbourhood (South Slope) hasskyrocketedwith hugehouses beingbuilt andat least eight people living in them.

Why should I have topay the same ratewhen they are all taking showers/baths, laun-dry etc.? I think this is totally unfair, and if theyreceivedawater bill everymonth theymightget a shock!RichardStoneman,Burnaby

Burnaby eyes modelstreet design

bill smith Looks interesting... Imnota fanof themetal benches though.Id preferwooden. If they are lookingaround theworld for ideas,mightwantto look at Song-do inKorea. Its verynear toBurnabys sister city thatweareverymuch ignoring.Calendinowants to expand it to otherareas?He is right about not having thespace. In theother areas, Calendinomightwant to think about just plainold regular sidewalks for starters.

peakieConsider that it rains often inBurnaby, and that protection fromwinds and rainwouldbeuseful,necessary andessential. Thepropos-als are hard, cold, anduncomfortableall-metal street furniture that is usedasaphotopropby the land speculators.Burnaby candobetter. Ramsey couldmakebetter street furniture in hisbasementworkshop to try out outsideCityHall.

Is Stephen Harper thereal fearmonger?

ZiggyEckardt Itwas necessary toreadall theway to the second lastparagraph to, eventually, find anythingforme to agreewith, (not that it shouldmatter to anybody).Whyanyonewould agreewith yourassessment of Canadas standing inthe global community is beyondme.Canadas international reputationhasnever beenhigher. However, I particu-larlywant to challenge you, becauseyou seem tobelieveMr. Harper isjust fear-mongering. Havingwritten:Isolationism... will not solve anyof theproblemswe face as aplanet, I reallyshouldnot have todrawyour attentionto ISIS, their associates and intentions.However, if you truly believewhat youwrote,whyhave younever called foreliminationof our airport andothersecuritymeasures? After all, we couldsave $7.- Billionper year if there areonly imagined threats andnothingbutempty rhetoric!$7.- Billion annuallywould goa longway to fix those things you consider tohave ahigher priority.

Keith Baldrey says:Harper could win it

@crawford_grant @keithbaldreyInteresting article. Just a gut feeling,Imoneof those retired folks. Predict-ing aHarpermajority.

@d2mac420 @keithbaldrey Your abravemanBaldrey :-)

@Garossino@keithbaldreyWhat doyou think the chances of amajorityare?

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Greens can fix it allDear EditorWhatdopeople reallymeanwhen they say their biggest concern in thecoming election is Whowill be thebestman-ager of the economy?Our banks remainedsolvent through the 2008melt-downandcontinue topost recordprofits. Is that the signof awell-managedeconomy?The last govern-ment finally balanced thebudget.Meanwhile,individual Canadians, includingour studentsand seniors, are carrying the largest debt loadin history. Is that awell-managedeconomy?

I believe thatwhen voters say they areconcernedabout the economy theymeantheywant employment for themselves, theirchildren andgrandchildren. Theymean itstime to endpoverty in this country. Theymeantheywant affordable housing.

The current sevenper cent unemploymentrate (13per cent amongst youngpeople) isnot the signofwellmanagedeconomyandpromises by theConservativeParty of Canadato create jobs in the future begs thequestion,Whydidnt you create those jobs in the last10 years?

TheGreenParty of Canadahas ideas forchange. TheGreenPartys ideaswill create aneconomy that isnt boomandbust, but onethat is sustainable. Thesepolicies havebeencostedout andwecando itwithin abalancedbudget. TheGreenPartys plan is tomanageaneconomywhere all Canadians canachievetheir potential not just theoneper cent andnot just themiddle class.Whenwomen, thepoor, First Nations, students and seniors areall saying the economy iswell-managed itwillbe indeed. Vote for theGreenParty of Canadain the coming election and seewhat they canachievewhen theyhold thebalanceof power.Get ready for awell-managedeconomy.DavidW.G.Macdonald,Burnaby


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In a multi-party system,the result inevitably getsmuddled up by just that sortof thinking. Even those pop-ular vote percentages I quot-ed above may have little todo with the reality of whatpeople actually wanted intheir hearts when they wentto the polls in 2011.Howmany voters would havechosen the Greens but votedNDP instead because theydidnt want the Conserva-tives to win? Or howmanyvoters would have gone Lib-eral but chose the Conserva-tive candidate in their ridingbecause they had a clearershot at beating the NDP?And so on, and so on.

Whoever won or lost inthose calculations, any sys-tem that encourages so-called strategic voting is amessed-up system.Theres a reason the vast

majority ofWestern democ-racies use some form of pro-portional representation.It just makes sense.Whywouldnt we want to switchto a system that gasp! ac-tually creates governmentsthat reflect the wishes of vot-ers?If we could just pigeon-

hole Canadians into twoneat boxes labelled leftand right, we could leaveit there.We could have atwo-party system, stick with

first-past-the-post, and ev-eryone could feel well repre-sented.But thats just not reality.

The citizens of a country asvast and as diverse as Cana-da deserve more voices, notfewer, to represent them.And we deserve to be able

to vote for someone whomwe truly in our heart believeto be the best choice notthe person we think standsthe best chance of beatingthe guy we really dont wantto win.

Switch to proportion-al representation, and thatproblem goes away.As an added bonus, pro-

portional representation alsoencourages people to vote.The existing system feedsinto voters apathy by creat-ing a what-difference-will-it-make-anywaymindset why should I go to the pollsif it doesnt seem to matterwhat I want?Not that I buy into that

mindset (ask anyone whohas to listen to me harpabout the need to vote ev-ery single time an election is

called), but change the elec-toral system and you givepeople more incentive to getto the polls and have theirsay.And the more peoplewho actually have their say and see that it make a differ-ence in the result the moreeffectively democracy works.Probably not surprising-

ly, in this federal campaign,youll find a promise toswitch to proportional rep-resentation from three of thefour major parties in the Ca-nadian race the exceptionbeing the one party thatsdoing a good job holdingonto power by winning fa-vour with about a quarter ofCanadians.Lets hope they mean it.

And lets hope that, if oneof those parties happens totake power come Oct. 20,they make that promise atop priority.Because I, for one, would

love to see what this coun-try looks like after an elec-tion in which all Canadiansfeel empowered to vote forthe person they really wantto win and an election inwhich the result actually re-flects what the people want-ed.Thats not so terribly

much to ask in a democra-cy, is it?Julie MacLellan is the as-

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River love:MarkAngeloofBurnaby foundedRiversDay35years ago.Herehe sits on thebankof theFraserRiver. PHOTOFILE

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the City of Burnaby, hesaid, adding they were en-thusiastic about the initia-tive.They then approachedmore than 90 governmentsin the province, he added.And now, its celebrat-

ed throughout the world, headded.Its grown to the point

where it became one of thebiggest environmental cel-ebrations of its kind,Ange-lo said.The Burnaby celebration

takes place on Sunday, Sept.27, from 11 a.m. to 4:30p.m. at the BurnabyVillageMuseum. Participants areencouraged to wear gum-boots to help test water

quality or pull invasive spe-cies from the nearby creek.There will be more than 20environmental organizationson site, along with activi-ties, interactive displays andentertainment. For lunch,theres a wild salmon barbe-cue for $12.95.The museum is at 6501

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If this years Burnabysummer school programhad broken off to form itsown school district, it wouldhave been big enough torank as the 19th largest inthe province larger than40 other B.C. school dis-tricts.Thats how big it has be-

come, just to give you anidea of the magnitude of theprograms, said elementarysummer session coordinatorErnie Kashima during a re-port to trustees at a schoolboard meeting this month.This summer, 3,330 high

school students and 4,577

elementary students attend-ed programs at 22 Burnabyschools.Advanced credit cours-

es, which allow students toupgrade or get credit forcourses they havent takenbefore, were the most pop-ular among secondary stu-dents, with 2,453 enrolledin grades 10 to 12.Themost popular courses wereSocial Studies 11, Foun-dations and Pre-CalculusMath 10, Pre-Calculus 11and 12, and Science 10.Moscrop was the largest

high school site, with 1,130students. Byrne Creek and

Burnaby North, each host-ed about 900 students,while Burnaby Mountain,with morning classes only,enrolled about 400.At the elementary level,

4,577 students attended 19local schools.MarlboroughandAubrey were the largestsites, enrolling 629 and 531students, respectively.More than 330 elemen-

tary students attended sum-mer school to work onEnglish language skills inEnglish-as-a-second-lan-guage classes.

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TheBurnaby school district took in$1.1millionmore thanexpected in inter-national student tuition fees last year.Sixty-fourmore international stu-

dents attended local schools than thedistrict predicted, according to audit fi-nancial statements presented to theschool boardTuesday, boosting the in-ternational student population to 1,052.

This line is growingat a fairly signifi-cant pace, assistant secretary-treasurerRoyUyeno saidof revenue from interna-tional tuition fees in recent years.International student fees totalled

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dent and veteran perform-er, became one of the com-panys producers after beingapproached by her friendStephanie Liatopoulos.She was kinda looking

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von Euw discovered thattheir production would bea Canadian first, they weresold.We kind of jumped on

the opportunity when we re-alized it hadnt been done inCanada before, von Euwsays, adding that the musicalcaptivated her immediately.When I read the script andheard the score, its magi-cal.The production pays

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von Euw is quick to notethat the musical containslyrics and ideas that are per-tinent now, nearly a hun-dred years down the line.Its more than just musi-

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Von Euw and Purych arealso joined by some oth-er Burnaby talents: StefanieStanley as the old crankyIrish landlady and DanielBoden as the stage manager.Check out www.drama

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welcoming new membersfor the 2015/16 season.The choir has moved to

a new home base at DeerLake School (5550 GilpinSt.) for this season.New to the choir this year

is SongSport, a new sing-ing program for active boysaged seven to 12.Boys need to move.

Boys love to sing. Our newprogram is all about thosethings, said a press release.Fast-paced rehearsals that

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Jesse Cahill who are working on shaping acommon language of rhythm through thetraditional Kathak rhythms of dance and theshifting dynamics of Jazz.

Amika Kushwaha is a performer,choreographer and instructorof Kathak, one of Indias 8classical dance forms. Kushwahais one of the few Kathak artistsin Canada who pairs herperformances with live musicalaccompaniment that enablesmoments of spontaneity so notwo performances are ever thesame. Joining her is Jesse Cahill,accomplished drummer workingwith top artists as Tilden Webb,Jodi Proznick, Jim Byrnes andmany others. Jesse can beheard regularly on CBC Radio

One and Two. The two have been nding thatthey share a great deal in their artistic approachesand are opening up new facets in their worktogether creating a visual and a musical explosionof energy and expression.

Enjoy a great evening of entertainment andcelebrate with the Massey.

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Meet two of the six pairingsperforming at the Gala. Tablamaster and vocalist CassiusKhan and classical guitar masterJohn Oliver are workingtogether from a traditionalraga but the work is anythingbut traditional! Cassius Khan,Internationally acclaimed masterperformer, is the only profesional performing artist in theworld who plays the Tabla andsings traditional Classical Ghazals(Urdu poetry) and Thumris(light classical compositions inHindi) simultaneously. Pairing

with Khan is John Oliver, acclaimed musicianperforms solo and chamber music on electricand classical guitars. Both are working from atraditional raga but the work is anything buttraditional! Some aspects of the collaborationwill seem familiar, like the slow opening andprogression called ALAP in the Indian tradition but this musical journey will be full of surprisesas East meets West.

Another pairing is Kathak dynamo, AmikaKushwaha and jazz drummer extraordinaire

Artistic MatchesCreating SparksFor the past month, artists in Dance, Comedy,Voice and Music from all over New Westminsterhave been getting acquainted with each otherin preparation for a performance, Great Pairings Eyes on the Future, showcasing the amazingtalent that has graced the Massey stage.

Executive Director Jessica Schneider hatchedthe idea while planning the Masseys 65thAnniversary. This Gala Performance is takingplace at the Massey Theatre on Saturday,October 4th at 7:30 pm.

There are many diverse performances at theMassey over time, but largely, the performersdont meet or see each others work. Whatwould it be like to ask them to spend sometime together and get back to us with somecollaborations that would never happenotherwise? said Schneider. I am thrilledwith the connections being made and theperformances we are going to see. It willbe a night in the theatre like nothing wevehad before.

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Environment:Inside, the CX-5 cant quitematch the CX-3s splendidinterior design, but it does do agood job at using its footprint forinterior space. Unlike theMazda6,which gives a somewhat cockpit-like,closed-in feel, the CX-5 is a littlemoreopen for all passengers. A three year oldin a car seat can actually see out thewindow,something rare in todaysmodern high-beltline crossovers.

The dash is rather spartan, and the central infotainmentscreen isnt as ashy as some. However, this year theCX-5 gets Mazdas rotary-dial-controlled interface, andits very straightforward to use. Maps look bright andwell-contoured, and while the voice command systemrequires you to pick your words carefully dont shortenBritish Columbia to BC otherwise it gets confused navigation is overall a sensible affair.

Theres no more handbrake for doing brakes-lockedU-turns (not that we were doing such, ofcer), so nowyou get an electric parking brake instead. These aregenerally unlovable affairs, a necessary evil that doesfree up a little console space for extra storage.

Even though theyre a driver-rst sort of company,Mazdaputs twin USB ports up front in the dash, recessed in arubber-lined bin: perfect for smartphones. Passengers willprobably regret the L-shaped center armrest, but otherthan that, the CX-5makes few interiormissteps.

Performance:Making the most of modest power is something the

Show the CX-5 a curvingonramp and its in its element

Miata has been doing since 1989.However, the CX-5 is a muchlarger vehicle, and the 2.0Lengine offered on its launchwas a little too down on powerto handle the weight. Almostimmediately, Mazda startedoffering a larger 2.5L four-cylinder engine, as found here.

This motor makes 184hp at5700rpm and 185lb/ft of torque

at 4000rpm. Thats less thanthirstier turbocharged offerings, but

right in line with the Honda CRV.

Unlike theHonda,which is equippedwithaCVT, theCX-5comeswitha conventional

6-speedautomatic, albeit onewithenhanced lock-upcharacteristics andexcellent shiftingmanners.Theres a sport-mode for it this year,whichhangson to revs a littlemore;Mazdaalso remainsoneof theonly companies todomanualshiftingmodes correctly,withpush forward todownshift andpull back toupshift.Nopaddle shifters areavailable yet.

While sprightly, the power available here isnt the story,its the handling. Other crossovers may be a jot or twoahead in comfort or available tech, but in natural joy ofdriving, the CX-5 really does have some of that MX-5 funfactor. Its light on its feet for a biggish car, and while thesteering doesnt have the feel of an early NA-series Miata(and what does?), its livelier than you expect.

Having said that, Im sure itd be just as good with a setof 18 wheels on it; the 19s look good but do give ajouncy ride over rougher pavement, and the tires willcost more to replace.

Still, show the CX-5 a curving onramp and its in itselement. The power is the same as a CR-V, but thedriving experience is totally different, not a slow rollup to speed but a dash to merge. Its more fun than youought to be having as an adult.

Features:New for 2016, the CX-5 offers now-expected safety itemslike blind spot monitoring, automatic braking, andradar-guided cruise control. That last should make roadtrips plenty easy.

Ofcial fuel economy gures for the CX-5 are7.9L/100kms on the highway, and 9.8L/100kms in thecity. In the real world, the CX-5 will mostly do around10L/100kms in urban mixed driving, but itll get thatgure almost regardless of how hard you drive it. Its asolid performer in economy too.

Green Light:Fun todrive; practical interior layout; still a charmingexterior

Stop Sign:Infotainment is functional but nothing special; 19alloys can give a choppy ride

The Checkered Flag:Not quite a Mazda Miata, but if youre a grown-up, itsfun and responsible all at once.

Two seats and a folding convertible roof whatcould be better? Pity about having to sell thechildren off formedical experimentation. Ohwell, the newMazdaMX-5 is totally worth it.

Whats that? I cant sell em off to someshadowy pharmaceutical conglomerate?Drat. Looks like its diapers and crossoversfor a few more years; four door practicalityinstead of convertible fun.

But fret not, so sayeth Mazda, weve got all the fun ofthe Miata in a form thats practical too, with a nice highseating position and a trunk thats big enough for astroller or two. Rear seats that are, well, theyre there.Dont get that sort of thing in your little roadster.

And, or so it is claimed, theres the same focus ondriving pleasure that you get from the worlds best-selling sportscar. Looks like many Canadians arebuying the company line, and buying the car too. CX-5sales are on the increase again, inching ever closer toreplacing the 3 as Mazdas best-selling vehicle.

Midway through its product cycle, the CX-5 has justreceived an update. Does it deliver on the promise ofdriving fun with an eye to more practical needs?

Design:After going through a few years with big grinsadorning most of their vehicles, Mazdas design teamis back on point. The CX-3, for instance, is one of thebest-looking compact crossovers on the market.

While the CX-5s look is a bit older than its littlebrother, Mazdas given it a fresh take with a new frontgrille and available lights front and rear. For 2016,theres also a new design for the wheels 17 on baseand mid-trim models, and 19 for the top-spec GT.

Thismix of smoked details and polished-edgewheelsenhances a design thats aging verywell. Matter of fact,in a somewhat dowdy segment that offers plenty of utility

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The citys building per-mits continue to bring inmoney this year, with 1,230permits worth $619 millionissued by the end of August,according to a city staff re-port.Though more permits

were issued in 2012 1,311issued byAug. 31 the rev-enue raised was over $100million less, at $516 million.Of the permits issued by

Aug. 31, 325 were for sin-gle-family homes, 323 werefor commercial buildings,and 306 were for demoli-tions.There were also 85permits for multi-familybuildings.As of Aug. 31, there were

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Its a disease that affectsthe building blocks of ev-ery cell in the body, but fewpeople know about it.Mitochondrial disease

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cil meeting, Coun.AnneKang read a declarationfrom BurnabyMayor Derek

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no also read a proclamationfrom the mayor, forTerryFoxMonth.Terry Fox fun-draising runs took place onSept. 20 throughout Burna-by and the LowerMainland,though schools usually holdtheirs in later in Septemberand October. Funds raisedwent to theTerry Fox Foun-dation, and are used primar-ily for cancer research.

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Burnaby council ap-proved two large contractsput forward by the citys fi-nance department at theSept. 14 meeting.The first was a con-

struction contract to re-place concrete deck jointson the KensingtonAvenueoverpass.The contract for$918,198 was awarded toKingston Construction Ltd.Council also approved

a two-year contract withWestern Integrated Electri-cal Ltd. for electrical main-tenance and repair at citybuildings.The total cost ofthat contract is $1.73 mil-lion.Honeywell Limited,

which has handled themaintenance and repair ofthe citys heating, ventilationand air conditioning equip-ment, is receiving a contractincrease of $441,000, as itstwo-year contract with thecity expired in 2011.Thetotal cost of the contract isnow $1.12 million.Council approved the in-

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Burnaby Family Life isheading back to basics withits new employment pro-gram, but it needs somehelp from local businesses.The Back to Basics pro-

gram centres around theDirt Bag, a food scrap binliner made from recyclednewspaper that was createdby a staff member.

Burnaby Family Life islooking at ways to manu-facture the liners and sellthem to multi-family com-plexes in the city, creatingjobs for their clients, whoface a number of challeng-es, according to the organi-zations executive director,Michel Pouliot.A few months ago, we

started to look at some ofthe vulnerable populationthat we work with and how

difficult it is the attach themto the labour market be-cause theyve got multiplebarriers, he told theNOWin August, adding language,young families and need-ing support are some of thechallenges the vulnerableimmigrant population faces.At the same time, the cityhad launched its organiccollection program.A num-ber of multi-family dwell-ings were having a bit of a

challenge, with, how do youmanage this whole organ-ic waste without things get-ting smelly, without attract-ing rodents?In response, a staff mem-

ber designed the organic re-cycling bag, which even-tually breaks down andbecomes part of the soil hence the name Dirt Bag,he said.We thought this would

be a great model, a great so-

cial enterprise to developbecause its relatively low-skilled in terms of the man-ufacturing process, Pouliotadded. The hope is we caneventually grow it to a placewhere were going to be ableto mass produce those bagsusing some of our clients,and providing employment

to some of our clients.Burnaby Family Life is

looking for help from oth-er businesses to get the pro-gram up and running, hesaid.Weve been sort of play-

ing with the mass producingprocess how do you

Employmentprogramneedsahandfrombusiness

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Ideahas lotsofpotentialproduce those bags in a waythat makes it possible to payfor your costs and return abit of a profit? Pouliot said.Theres a whole lot of workstill that needs to be donefor this to really become areality.The organization has spo-

ken with the Burnaby BoardofTrade, to connect withsome local businesses, as

well as staff at the SFU Sus-tainability Office and SFUssocial innovation lab, Ra-dius.The amount of peoplethe program employs willdepend on demand for theliners, he added.Wed be happy if wed be

able to employ between twoand five of our clients with-in the vulnerable immigrantpopulation, whether its fulltime or part time employ-

ment is really a question ofwhats going to meet theirneeds best, he said, add-ing those with young fami-lies may need part-time po-sitions. I think that thereslots of potential, and thereare condo buildings all overBurnaby that are strugglingwith this.Any profits from the pro-

gram would go toward theorganizations services.

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