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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2015 LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS. CITY 3 CITY 5 ENTERTAINMENT 11 Evolution of a local school Hastings Street troubles Arts Club makes a return There’s more at Burnabynow.com Firefighters stage a sit-in Cayley Dobie [email protected] RCMP are turning to the public for help piecing together who was behind a violent altercation outside a bowling alley in Burnaby early Sunday morning. Investigators believe two parties got into a fight outside REVS bowl- ing on Lougheed Highway over a taxi cab around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 27.The fight quickly escalated and shots were fired, injuring a 20-year- old man who was standing nearby. “The Burnaby RCMP is ex- tremely concerned about the vio- lent nature of this incident. It took place in a busy parking lot outside a popular entertainment centre over what is believed to be a dispute over a taxi ride,” Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis told reporters at a press con- ference on Monday. Police wouldn’t say much about the victim, but they confirmed he was taken to hospital and is expect- ed to make a full recovery. As for suspects, it’s believed the groups fled the scene quickly. One vehicle seen leaving the scene lost its licence plate, which police re- covered. Investigators are now searching for the registered vehicle – a 2011 dark-coloured Maserati GranTurismo. “We are also appealing to wit- nesses at the scene who took cell- phone video to please turn that vid- eo over to the police,” Buis said. The video footage will help in- vestigators identify suspects, Buis added. It’s unknown at this time whether the two parties knew each SILENT STATEMENT More than 60 Burnaby firefighters staged a sit-in at Monday night’s city council meeting to send a message: they want a new contract. The firefighters have been without a contract for nearly four years. After a failed attempt at mediation, the dispute is heading to arbitration. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR BURNABY CELEBRATES CULTURE DAYS SEE PAGE 14 Cayley Dobie [email protected] More than 60 firefighters sporting bright yellowT-shirts that read “We support those who support us” marched into council chambers on Monday. They went there to send a mes- sage to city council that enough is enough – they want a new con- tract now. The City of Burnaby and the firefighters’ union have been try- ing to negotiate a new contract for more than a year. After a failed mediation session last Feb- ruary, the parties chose to meet again for arbitration. It took nearly six months to choose an arbitrator the city and the union could agree on, but because of the arbitrator’s busy schedule, it’s unlikely the two parties will meet for arbitration before June 2016 – a glum pros- pect for a union that’s been with- out a contract since 2011, said Rob Lamoureux, president of the International Association of Fire- fighters Local 323, which repre- sents 281 firefighters in Burnaby. “We’re the third biggest local in the province and still don’t have (a contract),” he said. Monday’s “silent sit-in” at city council was organized to show city council the firefighters are fed up with what Lamoureux be- lieves is a city council and mayor who are deliberately stalling ne- gotiations between city staff and the union. “I think it showed our solidar- ity, our support. It showed our members are engaged to want to come in on their own time to do this, just to let mayor and council know it’s been 1,366 days today without a collective agreement, and counting,” Lamoureux said after Monday night’s meeting. Councillors and staff looked surprised when the firefighters abruptly entered council cham- bers just as a public meeting was getting underway. After the initial shock, however, the meeting went on as scheduled. Mayor Derek Corrigan was away on holidays and instead, Coun. NickVolkow led the meet- ing as acting mayor. “It didn’t make a difference to me. Oh sure, it would have been great for the mayor to be there, but I think we’re very happy how things went. Our message was sent,” Lamoureux said. Across the province, more than 30 fire departments have Continued on page 4 SHOOTING Dispute turns violent Cops seek witnesses to shooting outside bowling alley Continued on page 8 October 7-8, 2015 Abbotsford, BC For the Woodworking Professional The Trade Show ATTENTION VISITORS - SAVE $20. 00 Pre-register online FOR FREE using PROMO Code: CWW2020 at www.CanadaWoodworkingWest.ca Wednesday, October 7 9:00am - 4:00pm Thursday, October 8 9:00am - 4:00pm SHOW HOURS

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2015 LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS.

CITY 3 CITY 5 ENTERTAINMENT 11

Evolution of a local school Hastings Street troubles Arts Club makes a return

There’s more at Burnabynow.com

Firefightersstageasit-in

[email protected]

RCMP are turning to the publicfor help piecing together who wasbehind a violent altercation outsidea bowling alley in Burnaby earlySunday morning.

Investigators believe two partiesgot into a fight outside REVS bowl-ing on Lougheed Highway over ataxi cab around 1:30 a.m. on Sept.27.The fight quickly escalated andshots were fired, injuring a 20-year-old man who was standing nearby.

“The Burnaby RCMP is ex-tremely concerned about the vio-lent nature of this incident. It tookplace in a busy parking lot outside apopular entertainment centre overwhat is believed to be a dispute overa taxi ride,” Staff Sgt. Maj. JohnBuis told reporters at a press con-ference on Monday.

Police wouldn’t say much aboutthe victim, but they confirmed hewas taken to hospital and is expect-ed to make a full recovery.

As for suspects, it’s believed thegroups fled the scene quickly. Onevehicle seen leaving the scene lostits licence plate, which police re-covered. Investigators are nowsearching for the registered vehicle– a 2011 dark-coloured MaseratiGranTurismo.

“We are also appealing to wit-nesses at the scene who took cell-phone video to please turn that vid-eo over to the police,” Buis said.

The video footage will help in-vestigators identify suspects, Buisadded. It’s unknown at this timewhether the two parties knew each

SILENTSTATEMENTMore than60Burnaby firefighters stageda sit-in atMondaynight’s city councilmeeting to sendamessage: theywantanewcontract.The firefightershavebeenwithout a contract for nearly four years. After a failedattemptatmediation, thedispute is heading toarbitration. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

BURNABY

CELEBRATES

CULTURE DAYSSEE PAGE 14

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More than 60 firefighterssporting bright yellowT-shirtsthat read “We support those whosupport us” marched into councilchambers on Monday.

They went there to send a mes-sage to city council that enoughis enough – they want a new con-tract now.

The City of Burnaby and thefirefighters’ union have been try-ing to negotiate a new contractfor more than a year. After afailed mediation session last Feb-ruary, the parties chose to meet

again for arbitration.It took nearly six months to

choose an arbitrator the city andthe union could agree on, butbecause of the arbitrator’s busyschedule, it’s unlikely the twoparties will meet for arbitrationbefore June 2016 – a glum pros-pect for a union that’s been with-out a contract since 2011, saidRob Lamoureux, president of theInternational Association of Fire-fighters Local 323, which repre-sents 281 firefighters in Burnaby.

“We’re the third biggest local inthe province and still don’t have(a contract),” he said.

Monday’s “silent sit-in” at city

council was organized to showcity council the firefighters arefed up with what Lamoureux be-lieves is a city council and mayorwho are deliberately stalling ne-gotiations between city staff andthe union.

“I think it showed our solidar-ity, our support. It showed ourmembers are engaged to want tocome in on their own time to dothis, just to let mayor and councilknow it’s been 1,366 days todaywithout a collective agreement,and counting,” Lamoureux saidafter Monday night’s meeting.

Councillors and staff lookedsurprised when the firefighters

abruptly entered council cham-bers just as a public meeting wasgetting underway. After the initialshock, however, the meeting wenton as scheduled.

Mayor Derek Corrigan wasaway on holidays and instead,Coun. NickVolkow led the meet-ing as acting mayor.

“It didn’t make a difference tome. Oh sure, it would have beengreat for the mayor to be there,but I think we’re very happy howthings went. Our message wassent,” Lamoureux said.

Across the province, more than30 fire departments have

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If you ask principalHalWall, the biggest sto-ry of Morley Elementa-ry School’s 60-year historyisn’t that Michael J. Fox wasa student there.

For him, it’s the way theschool has evolved to meetthe needs of students in aneighbourhood that hasseen dramatic change.

The school, which cele-brates its 60th anniversaryon Friday with a communi-ty carnival, first opened itsdoors in 1955 in a brand-new subdivision, full ofwhite, middle-class familiesand a lot of young, Baby-Boom children, accordingto Morley alumna HeatherCrichton.

Crichton was at theschool the day it opened –going into Grade 4 in MissLewis’s class.

In the ’70s and ’80s, hertwo sons went to the school,and two of her grandchil-dren are students there now.

“It wasn’t as big as what itis now,” Crichton said of theschool in her day. “It wasprobably just grades 1 to6, and we each had a class-room.”

While the Morley grew,the demographics hadn’tchanged much by the timeWall, the current princi-pal, attended there a few de-cades later.

“When we first started,we were all Caucasian, aswere so many schools,”Wallsaid.

The first Asian studenthe remembers seeing at the

school was in his youngerbrother’s class.

“It was so unusual, eventhough the child spoke Eng-lish,”Wall said.

Today, Morley’s studentpopulation could hardlybe more diverse – or moredifferent from what it wasthen.

“Now, I would say, about95 per cent of our popula-tion learns a language oth-er than English as their firstlanguage,”Wall said.

And language isn’t theonly challenge many of to-day’s Morley students face.

“We have a lot of refu-gees,”Wall said. “Last yearI think we had about 60 ei-ther current or former refu-gees out of a population ofabout 135.”

Fifteen years ago, what-ever the school was doingwasn’t working with thisnew demographic.

Morley saw about 150suspensions a years, accord-ing toWall.

These days, he said, thereare about five.

According toWall, thingschanged after former Mor-ley principal Steve Cairnswent to the district for helpand started working withdistrict counsellor Bev Ogil-vie.

“She said, ‘It’s about at-tachment; it’s about rela-tionships.’”Wall said, “Andthat is the biggest storyabout Morley.”

Since then, the school hasfocused on building rela-tionships in the neighbour-hood, and Morley’s 60thanniversary celebrations willbe no exception.

“This is to build andstrengthen communityties,”Wall said. “The stron-ger families are tied to theirschool, the more successfulkids are.”

The approach seems tobe working for at least onefamily that’s been tied to theschool from the very begin-ning.

“My grandsons seem tothink it’s a good school,”said Crichton.

Morley’s 60th anniversarycelebrations – featuring vin-tage photos and memorabiliafrom the school’s past, carni-val games, concession, raffle,

dunk tank, nail booth, hairstriping and a chance to meetwith former students andstaff – take place at the school(7355 Morley St.) from 4 to

7:30 p.m. on Oct. 2.As for the school’s most

famous alumnus – MichaelJ. Fox won’t be on hand inthe flesh, but he has signed

some memorabilia for theschool to raffle off.

For info, visit morley.sd41.bc.ca or call the schoolat 604-664-8774.

Thenandnow:TwogroupsofMorleyElementarySchoolGrade1 studentspose for classphotos. Picturedat the top is the school’s firstGrade1class 60years ago.Below isMs. Jarvis’sGrade1class this year. Third fromthe left in theback row is LucasCrichton,whosegrandmotherHeatherCrichton startedat the school inGrade4on the first day it opened its doors in 1955. PHOTOSCONTRIBUTED

ThechangingfaceofaBurnabyschool

Gilmore CommunitySchool celebrates 100 yearsthis week with a two-dayopen house.

Families, alumni andcommunity members can

visit to check out displays,pictures, artifacts and stu-dent displays of the histo-ry of Gilmore and Burnabyover the last century.

The school is inviting ev-

eryone to meet up with oldfriends and staff membersand walk the halls of thenewly renovated brick-stylebuilding.

The open house will run

onThursday and Friday(Oct. 1 and 2), from 4 to8 p.m. at the school (50 S.Gilmore Ave.).

Alumni are encouragedto attend Friday, when the

grandson of Gilmore’s firstprincipal, Stanley Griffiths,will make a special presen-tation of the original schoolhand bell to the currentschool staff.

For more information,visit gilmore.sd41.bc.ca orthe Gilmore Celebrates 100Facebook page.

– Cornelia Naylor

Communityschoolmarksacentury inthecity

Morley Elementary has seen a great deal of change in the 60 years it has served an evolving neighbourhood

Thestrongerfamiliesaretied to their

school, themoresuccessfulkidsare.

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ratified new contracts, mostwith the annual 2.5 per centwage increase over fouryears that Lamoureux wantsfor Burnaby, but he said thecity won’t agree.

“We’re fine with theterms and wages that areout there,” he said, addingthe city wants them to giveup some things in exchangefor the pay raise.What those“things” are, Lamoureuxwouldn’t say.

But the city sees things alittle differently.

Coun. Paul McDonelltold the NOW prior toMonday’s meeting thatmuch of the delay was be-cause the firefighters’ unionwouldn’t negotiate with thecity. He said the union de-layed bargaining, letting thecontract sit in limbo.

“They waited and waiteduntil others (locals) settled,so it was almost three yearsbefore they even came tothe table,” he said. “It’s notunusual. Sometimes you getcontracts settled, sometimesyou don’t, and if you can’t,then there’s a way under thelabour code that you canhave it settled.”

When asked about the al-legation that city counciland the mayor are purpose-ly delaying the negotiations,McDonell said they’re “to-tally false.”

“Bargaining is a two-waystreet, and we’ve reached animpasse, and they went tomediation, and the media-tor was unable to break thedeadlock and suggested wego to arbitration,” he added.

While neither party would

say what the sticking pointsare, McDonell said the cityis open to an eight-year con-tract to catch up.

But until a contract is ar-bitrated, firefighters contin-ue to work in limbo, whichhas left many feeling frus-trated and disappointed,Lamoureux said.

“I’ll be honest.There’stough days at work with themorale, and I think they’refeeling like they’re kind of

underappreciated, and theyreally just can’t understandwhy our employer, our city,our mayor and council inparticular, don’t think thatwe’re worth what other de-partments are worth, andthey want us to accept less,work for less to be a Burn-aby firefighter, which wethink is unacceptable,” headded.

Both parties will nowhave to agree on the datesfor arbitration, which isquickly becoming anoth-er contentious issue for thecity and union.

Lamoureux said theunion thinks only one day isnecessary, considering howlong it took other locals atthe arbitration table.

But Lambert Chu, thedeputy city manager and li-aison for the Burnaby FireDepartment, said the citywants to err on the side ofcaution and book two days,just in case the arbitrationruns long.

In the meantime, Chusaid, the city is open to be-ing put on a cancellation listin case any other dates be-come available before nextsummer.

When firefighters and thecity finally do come togetherwith the arbitrator, the deci-sion will be binding.

“It’s just a process you gothrough. Sometimes it’s likemarriage.You agree whenyou have a dispute and

sometimes you have to goto counselling,” McDonellsaid.

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Hastings Street has thefeel of a highway, runningthrough Burnaby’s mostpedestrian-oriented neigh-bourhood, the Heights.

The two different func-tions – a major thorough-fare with buses, trucks andcommuters rushing in andout ofVancouver, alongsidea walkable shopping district– make Hastings Street inBurnaby a conflicted area,according to a study re-leased by Slow Streets.

The study, conducted bytheVancouver-based urbandesign and planning group,suggests some solutions forthe neighbourhood that is atodds with itself.

“Burnaby Heights itselffeatures a lot of the great el-ements of a very good retail-oriented streetscape,” Sam-uel Baron, one of the study’sauthors, told theNOW.“But we knew that this pos-sibility and the quality ofthat retail and street-orient-ed space was underminedby the fact that over 30,000vehicles travel through thatarea per day. It’s essential-ly trying to do two things atonce.”

The study pointed to theHOV lanes during peakhours as a particular issue,with noise reaching 78dB(equivalent to garbage dis-posal) on the south sidewhen parking is removedand the HOV lane is in use.

The study offered poten-tial solutions to managingissues such as noise levels,proximity to moving vehi-cles, and the amount of traf-fic in the area.

Managing parking on andaround Hastings Street was

one suggestion, particularlymaking sure parking is well-marked, the study stated.

Lowering the speed lim-it to 30 kilometres per hourinstead of 50, as well as cre-ating thinner traffic lanes,would reduce noise and cre-ate more space for the side-walk and patio areas alongHastings Street, the studyadded.Traffic calming mea-sures would need to be in-troduced in the neighbour-hood to prevent rat running.

Maximizing side streetswas another suggestion, withsome side streets as pedes-trian-only zones, with retailand outdoor space.

In the short term, theopening of the EvergreenSkyTrain line may reducesome of the traffic that usesHastings Street as an East-West connector, accordingto Baron.

Baron and his co-au-thors –Terry Sidhu, Dar-ren Proulx and Simon Jay– come from different back-grounds but all met throughSimon Fraser University’surban planning master’sprogram.They launchedSlow Streets a year ago, Bar-on said.

The Heights Merchants’Association contactedSFU’s urban studies pro-gram last year, looking for astudent to do some observa-tional research of sidewalkuse, according to the associ-ation’s executive director, Is-abel Kolic.The student was

involved with Slow Streets.Overall, Kolic said the

study was very comprehen-sive.

Kolic plans to present itto the association’s board.

“I think for the most part,it’s harmonious with thefeedback we get from mer-chants and from shoppers,”she added.

However, it could besome time before any of thesuggestions are implement-ed by the city, if the citychooses to do so.

While the study’s observa-tions are correct, any poten-tial solutions will not be easyones, according to DougLouie, Burnaby’s assis-tant director of engineering,transportation services.

“I think some of the ob-servations that Slow Streetsmade regarding how onemight try to improve the pe-destrian environment alongHastings Street is valid,” hesaid. “I mean, they’re goodobservations.The key is,how do you get there?”

There are many differ-ent uses for Hastings Streetand each one must be con-sidered, Louie added, point-ing out it is part of the ma-jor road network, it’s a truckroute, and it’s a busy tran-sit route.

“Whatever we do, let’s sayto widen sidewalks or re-move cars, there’s going tobe major impacts,” he said.“And of course we need toreview that.”

The current balance,whether people feel it isweighted too heavily for carsor pedestrians, has not beeneasy to achieve, Louie said,mentioning the traffic-calm-ing efforts brought to theneighbourhood a few yearsago, which were intensely

debated.“Consultation would

need to take place, and it’snot going to be an easy con-sultation,” he said.

The full study can befound at tinyurl.com/HastingsAStroad.

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Here on our part ofEarth, we’re in the middleof a federal election cam-paign.Which you’d figure

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Sadly, that doesn’t seemto be happening.

Conversations aboutthe stuff that should mat-ter – like, for starters, cleanair, clean water, green en-ergy, and how we can cre-ate a workable economythat’s also sustainable forthe planet – seem to be tak-ing a backseat to things thatreally shouldn’t matter quiteas much.

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Many supporters of oth-er political parties want theGreens to go away, not be-cause of their policy plat-form but because their ex-istence may pose a threat toaccomplishing their maingoal: defeating StephenHarper and the Conserva-tives. However, more thana half million people vot-ed for the Green Party in2011, with almost 150,000of them coming from B.C.To tell that many peoplethat their vote is “wasted”on the party they believe inand should instead be con-ferred on a party they maywant nothing to do with nodoubt strikes many folks asoffensive.

There’s no question theGreen Party also wantsHarper defeated. But it isalso trying to build itself as apolitical party that has moreto offer than a single MP,and that kind of buildingtakes time.To take a passon a federal election – andthat, basically, is what manyfederal Liberals and in par-ticular New Democrats areasking it to do – would bepolitical suicide for a fledg-ling party.

Frankly, I think theGreens will be lucky to electone or two MPs on Oct. 19.Its leader, Elizabeth May,has to be considered the fa-vourite to hang onto her

seat in Saanich-Gulf Islandswhile its candidate inVic-toria (Joanne Roberts) ap-pears to have significantsupport as well in a ridingcurrently held by the NDP.

The party would appearto have little chance of win-ning anywhere else, but sowhat? Since when is politicallegitimacy conferred onlyon those with a perceivedchance of victory?

It could very well be truethe Green voter actually de-termines the outcome of anumber of riding races inB.C., although there’s not alot of science to back up thatassertion in every case.

While overall their popu-larity may be spread ratherthinly across the province,the party does enjoy signifi-cant support in pockets ofB.C. and in certain ridings.And if the Conservativeswin in those areas while theGreens also put some signif-icant numbers, get ready tohear howls of outrage fromNDP or Liberal quarters.

Some will view the Greenvote as a “spoiler” that mayallow the Conservatives towin tight races. Others willsee the Green vote, if it in-creases, as a sign that a newpolitical party is growing instrength.

Both may be legitimatearguments. But to suggestthe Greens should “get outof the way” to ensure anoth-er political party doesn’t winis arrogant, and misses a keyand important aspect of de-mocracy.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-

cal reporter for Global B.C.

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A 45-year-old Burnaby resident had some ’splaininto do after police discovered a spent rocket launcher, 15handguns and 13 rifles ranging from .22-calibre to theAK-47, plus about 1,000 rounds of ammo, in his NorthBurnaby home. Mounties had searched the house af-ter an anonymous tip.The suspect’s intentions for stock-piling the guns was unclear at the time. He later facedweapons charges, including unsafe storage of firearms.

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THE BURNABY NOW WELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length. Priority isgiven to letters written by residents of Burnaby and/or issues concerning Burnaby. Please include a phone number whereyou can be reached during the day. Send letters to: The Editor, #201A–3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4,email to: [email protected] (no attachments please) or fax to: 604-444-3460. Letters to the editor and opinioncolumns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, www.burnabynow.com.

Don’t write off first-past-the-post just yetDear EditorRe: Time to fix our broken system,In my opinion, Sept. 25.

Julie MacLellan believes that adopting adifferent voting system than our existing firstpast the post system, which she calls tired andold, would be a boon to the country and giveall Canadians more voice in the direction ofour country.

There is, it seems to me, an increasing callfor change, but I would disagree. Ms. MacLel-lan says that “the vast majority of Westerndemocracies use some form of proportionalrepresentation.”

I don’tknow whothe vastmajorityof Westerndemocraciesare, but Iassume theyare some-where inEurope. If wewant leader-ship like that

of Europe, then I pity future Canadians.Canada is a much better nation right now

than most Western democracies, especiallythose in Europe.

I think that is the best argument against achange to a more European style of democ-racy with single transferrable votes or somesuch thing and governance by coalitions ofspecial interest parties that make deals togrant themselves favours.

We need individuals that want the best forthe country voting in our federal elections, notspecial interests voting for handouts and privi-leges from the government for themselves.There are a few problems with a universaldemocracy, but a first-past-the-post votingsystem is not one of them.FrankZeleniuk,Burnaby

‘Old-stock’Canadianis voting GreenDear Editor I am an “old stock” Canadian. Thelast name is spelt with a small “d” for a reason.

No, not John A. Macdonald but his cousin-brother, J. Sandfield Macdonald, the firstpremier of Ontario. The distaff side goes backeven further and is one of the oldest families inthe Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Both sides feature what would have been“pure laine” French Canadians except for earlymingling of that “stock” with First Nationsblood.

So what do I think of the plight of presentday refugees? Given that my ancestors camehere to escape oppression, religious and politi-cal, I’m for welcoming them. My ancestorsalso came here as “economic migrants,” justlooking for better lives, and that’s one of manyreasons I’m pro-immigration generally.

And who do I think best represents myprinciples when it comes to immigration andrefugee matters? Why, the Green Party ofCanada, of course. One of their core principlesis “social justice,” and that requires universalapplication. As an “old stock” Canadian there’snot much in the mean-spirited policies of theConservative Party of Canada that I agree with.

I want my Canada back, and I’ll vote Green.DavidW.G.Macdonald,Burnaby

Why Harper may stillwin:Readers respondto Baldrey column

BurnabyResident “Why Harpermay still win the election”Noooooooooooooooooo! Please no.Please, please please!

bcsenior10 We are definetly voting forPM Harper. He has proven to be a greatCanadian and World Leader.

BurnabyResident If you care ... at all... about the Canada you are leaving toyour descendants you must vote foranybody BUT Harper!

bcsenior10 I do care and that is why Ivote Conservative and my family alsovotes Conservative but then we arefree enterprisers and not civil servants.

BurnabyResident There is a lot moreto the world than the economy. Youcannot eat money, you cannot drinkoil, it is impossible to breath exhaust.

jsommThe TO Star is predicting a Torymajority, alas. There is a big disconnectbetween people saying they are eagerfor change and their saying they willvote for Harper. God help us!

BurnabyResident There is only onevote that counts. October 19th, 2015.Heave Steve! ABC!

jsomm Harper is making gains in Que-bec over the niqab. A single issue thatwill negate Harper’s bullying of ThePBO, muzzling scientists, corruption,vote tampering, Unfair Elections Act,sneering at Parliamentary institutions,taking us into a war we cannot win,bungled military procurement, sellingout to China.....

BurnabyResident Look .... a squirrel!How easy it is to distract people withrelatively unimportant issues?How come Harper insists on bringingreligious war to Canada?

Heidi Bouillet CoganGlad to see thisdiscussion that is way more commonthan many expectant parents think.They think it will be a piece of cake andthen when it isn’t think they are doingsomething wrong. More stories like thisneed to come out.Thank you Burnaby Now and KatrinaChen.

Seniors’ registrationdebacle raises question

AdamBallantyne I can’t quite com-prehend why you’d take down some-one’s info (basically registering) andthen make them wait so you can takedown their info. Maybe Bonsor shoulduse numbered wristbands similar tothe process used for concert tickets.

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As for the owner of theMaserati, Buis wouldn’tprovide any details while

Mounties are in the earlystages of the investigation.

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Business owners in Burn-aby, listen up.

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OnThursday, Oct. 1, theRCMP’s crime preventionunit is offering a one-and-a-half hour workshop on rec-ognizing counterfeit bills inpartnership with the Bankof Canada.The free presen-tation is part of the local de-tachment’s Safe Commu-nity Series and will teachpeople tricks to recognizefake bills and what to do

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OnThursday, Nov. 26,business owners and localresidents are encouraged toattend the RCMP’s presen-tation on robbery preven-tion and suspect identifi-cation.The presentation isfrom 6 to 8 p.m. at city hallin council chambers.

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A 54-year-old Burnabyman is one of two men re-cently arrested for their al-leged role in a series of at-tacks against students andstaff of the Justice Instituteof B.C. several years ago.

The four-year-long inves-tigation focused on target-ed attacks against 15 victimsconnected to the Justice In-stitute of B.C. Police al-lege the suspects shot atand set fire to homes, vehi-cles or property owned bythe victims between April2011 and January 2012.Four of the 23 incidentswere in Burnaby, accordingto a media release from theCombined Forces SpecialEnforcement Unit.

“In July 2011, a threat-ening email was received bythe (Justice Institute).Theemail referenced nine indi-viduals. All but one of thoseindividuals had their homesor vehicles targeted in thepreceding months,” statedthe media release.

Through the investiga-tion, which involved policedepartments from all overthe Lower Mainland, policedetermined an ICBC em-ployee had searched the li-cence plate numbers for all15 victims, providing themwith each individual’s per-sonal information, accord-ing to the release.

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The investigation wasrenewed, and earlier thismonth, police securedcharges against two men.

Burnaby residentThur-man RonleyTaffe andLangley residentVincentEric Gia-Hwa Cheung, 40,were arrested on Sept. 18.

Taffe is charged withone count of intentionallyor recklessly causing dam-age by fire or explosion to ahome.

Cheung is facing 23charges, including inten-tionally or recklessly causingdamage by fire or explosionto a vehicle; intentionallyor recklessly causing dam-age by fire or explosion toa home; intentionally dis-charging a firearm into or ata vehicle; intentionally dis-charging a firearm into or ata place knowing that or be-

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Love opera?You’ll be de-lighted to know that Burn-aby Lyric Opera is back forits 2015/16 season.

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The concert will pres-ent opera highlights withexcerpts from the upcom-ing season, featuring Burna-by’s Chloé Hurst alongsideScott Brooks and GinaMcLellanMorel.

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The Deer Lake Galleryhas launched a new season– and art lovers should hur-ry on over to check out thelatest offering,Water’s Edge.

The group exhibition in-cludes work by John Haig,Peter Gutmanis andRoderick Brown, and itopened over the weekend aspart of Culture Days cele-brations in the city.

A press release notes thatall three artists “engage theocean’s edge, where humanindustry and marine life col-lide.”

For Haig, that’s through

paintings that recordWestCoast lifestyles through styl-ized landscapes. For Gut-manis, it’s watercolourabstractions based on pho-tographs of coastal scenes.For Brown, it’s carving andengraving fish that become“monuments to materials,myths, sustenance, destruc-tion and industry.”

Check out www.burnabyartscouncil.org for more onthe exhibition, or drop in toDeer Lake Gallery to checkit out for yourself.

The gallery is at 6584Deer Lake Ave. and is openTuesday to Saturday, noonto 4 p.m., with free admis-sion.

The exhibition is under-way until Oct. 17, so be sureto stop in soon to check itout. And if you’ve alreadyvisited, what did you think?

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A press release notes that,at a time when traditionalwomen’s careers were nurs-ing and teaching, Bowershit the road as part of the“chautauqua” educationalcircuit in the U.S. Chautau-qua tours, in the first part ofthe 20th century, broughtmusic, education and enter-tainment to people aroundthe country – and, for wom-en like Bowers, opened upunheard-of independence ina time when women didn’t

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“Five teens come of agein 1957Vancouver while ayoung disc jockey namedRed Robinson plays the big-gest hits of the time.”

If you recognize the mu-sical by that plot descrip-tion, then you’ll want to besure to get your tickets nowfor the Arts ClubTheatreCompany’s touring produc-tion of Red Rock Diner.

The show is coming tothe Shadbolt Centre forthe Arts as part of the ArtsClub’s B.C. tour, whichopens Oct. 14.The Burnabyshows are set for MondayandTuesday, Nov. 9 and 10.

“Dean Regan’s Red RockDiner, inspired by disc jock-ey Red Robinson, has beenone of our most success-ful musical revues since

its 1998 debut,” said BillMillerd, artistic managingdirector of the Arts Club,in a press release. “For our50th anniversary in 2014,we mounted a new produc-tion directed and choreo-graphed by longtime as-sociateValerie Easton. Aninstant hit, our tour part-ners unanimously agreed itwould be an ideal show fortheir venues.”

This touring productionwill take to stages aroundMetroVancouver, plus theInterior andVancouver Is-land.

The show follows the ear-ly rock’n’roll years inVan-couver courtesy of Robin-son – who was a 16-year-oldhigh school student whenhe began his legendary

broadcasting career at radiostation CJOR. He was oneof the first DJs to play suchstars as Elvis Presley andBuddy Holly on regular ro-tation in Canada.

Jesse Martyn stars as RedRobinson in a cast that in-cludes a slew of familiarmusical theatre talents:Ta-fari Anthony, Mat Bak-er,Todd Biffard, StevenGreenfield, Anna Kuman,Scott Perrie, Sayer Roberts,RobynWallis, Daniel JamesWhite and Brett Ziegler.

Check out www.artsclub.com for more about theshow.To buy tickets forthe Burnaby show, call theShadbolt Centre box officeat 604-205-3000 or seetickets.shadboltcentre.com.

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AVAILABLE HERE: ABBOTSFORD: Abbotsford Vitamin Centre 33555 South Fraser Way; Alive Health Centre Seven Oaks Shopping Centre, Fraser Way; Herbs& Health Foods West Oaks Mall, 32700 S. Fraser Way; Living Well Vitamins 4-32770 George Ferguson Way; Nutrition House High Street Shopping Centre 3122 Mt. Lehman Rd; Reflex Supplements 2649 Trethewey!AGASSIZ: Agassiz Pharmacy 7046 Pioneer Ave. !ALDERGROVE: Alder Natural Health 27252 Fraser Hwy. !BURNABY: Alive Health Centre Metropolis at Metrotown - 4700 Kingsway Ave.; BestChoice Health Food 4323 East Hasting St.; BC Vitamin Centre Brentwood Town Centre 4567 Lougheed Hwy; Health Natural Foods 4435 E. Hastings St.; Longevity Health Foods 6591 Kingsway; Natural FocusHealth Foods Kensington Plaza, 6536 E. Hastings St.; Nutrition House Brentwood Mall, 4567 Lougheed Hwy.; Nutrition House Eaton Centre, 4700 Kingsway Ave; Nutrition House Lougheed Mall, 9855 Austin Ave.;Pharmasave LMC Pharmacy 3713 Kensington Ave. Pharmasave 4367 E. Hastings St. !CHILLIWACK: Alive Health Centre Cottonwood Mall, 3-45585 Luckakuck Way; Aromatica Fine Tea & Soaps 10015Young St., North; Chilliwack Pharmasave 110-9193 Main St.; Edge Nutrition 7491 Vedder Rd. Living Well Vitamins 45966 Yale Rd.; Sardis Health Foods Unit #3-7355 Vedder Road!COQUITLAM: AliveHealth Centre Coquitlam Centre, 2348-2929 Barnet Hwy.; Green Life Health Cariboo Shopping Ctr.; Longevity Health Foods Burquitlam Plaza 552 Clarke Rd.; Nutrition House Coquitlam Centre, 2929 Barnet Hwy.;Ridgeway Pharmacy Remedy's RX (IDA)1057 Ridgeway Ave.!DELTA: Parsley, Sage & Thyme 4916 Elliott St.; Pharmasave #286 Tsawwassen 1244 - 56 St.; Pharmasave #246 Ladner 4857 Elliott St.;!LANGLEY: Alive Health Centre Willowbrook Shopping Centre, 19705 Fraser Hwy.; Rustic Roots Health Food Store formerly Country Life 4061 200th St.; Grove Vitamins & Health Centre 8840 210 St.;Langley Vitamin Centre 20499 Fraser Hwy.; Nature’s Fare 19880 Langley By-pass; Nutrition House Willowbrook Mall, 19705 Fraser Hwy.; Valley Natural Health Foods 20425 Douglas Cres.; Well Beings Health& Nutrition 22259 48th Ave. !MAPLE RIDGE: Maple Ridge Vitamin Centre 500-22709 Lougheed Hwy.; Roots Natural 22254 Dewdney Trunk Rd.; Uptown Health Foods 130-22529 Lougheed Hwy.!MISSION: Fuel Supplements and Vitamins 33120 1st Ave.; Mission Vitamin Centre 33139 1st Ave.; !NEW WESTMINSTER: Alive Health Centre Royal City Centre, 610 6th St.; !PITTMEADOWS: Mint Your Health 19150 Lougheed Hwy.Company; Ultimate Health Warehouse 19040 Lougheed Hwy!PORT COQUITLAM: Pharmasave 3295 Coast Meridian Rd.; Poco Natural Food &Wellness Centre 2329 Whyte Ave; !RICHMOND: Alive Health Centre Richmond Centre, 1834-6060 Minoru Blvd.; Consumer's Nutrition Centre Richmond Centre 1318-6551 3rd Rd.; Great Mountain Ginseng4151 Hazelbridge Way; Mall; MJ's Natural Pharmacy Richmond Public Market 1130 - 8260 Westminster Hwy; Your Vitamin Store Lansdowne Mall; !SOUTH SURREY: Ocean Park Health Foods 12907 16thAve.; Pure Pharmacy Health Centre 111-15833 24th Ave. !SURREY: Alive Health Centre Guildford Town Centre, 2269 Guildford Town Centre; Alive Health Centre Surrey Place Mall, 2712 Surrey Place Mall;Natural Focus Health Foods Boundary Park Plaza, 131-6350 120th St.; Nutrition House Guildford Town Ctr., 1179 Guildford Town Centre; Nutrition House Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, 1711 152nd St.; PunjabiWhole Health Plus 12815 85th Ave.; The Organic Grocer 508-7388 King George Hwy. Surrey Natural Foods 13585 King George Hwy; The Energy Shop 13711 72 Ave. !VANCOUVER: Alive Health CentreBentall Centre Mall 595 Burrard St.; Alive Health Centre Oakridge Centre, 650 W. 41st Ave.; Famous Foods 1595 Kingsway; Finlandia Natural Pharmacy 1111 W Broadway; Garden Health Foods 1204 Davie St.;Green Life Health 200 - 590 Robson St.; Kitsilano Natural Foods 2696 West Broadway; Lotus Natural Health 3733 10TH AVE. W. MJ's Natural Pharmacy 6255 Victoria Dr. @ 47th Ave.; MJ's Natural Pharmacy6689 Victoria Dr.; MJ's Nature's Best Nutrition Ctr. Champlain Mall, 7130 Kerr St. & 54 Ave.; Nature's Prime 728 West Broadway; Nutraways Natural Foods 2253 West 41st Ave.; Nutrition House 1194 Robson St.;Supplements Plus Oakridge Ctr.; Sweet Cherubim Natural Food Stores & Restaurant 1105 Commercial Dr.; Thien Dia Nhan 6406 Fraser St. !NORTH VANCOUVER: Anderson Pharmacy 111 West3rd St.;Cove Health 399 North Dollarton Hwy. N.; Health Works 3120 Edgemont Blvd.;Nutraways Natural Foods 1320 Lonsdale Ave.; Nutrition House Capilano Mall, 935 Marine Dr.; Victoria's Health 1637Lonsdale Ave !WEST VANCOUVER: Alive Health Centre Park Royal Shopping Centre, 720 Park Royal N.; Fresh St. Market 1650 Marine Dr.; Health Works Caulfield 5351 Headland Dr; Nutrition House2002 Park Royal S. Pharmasave Caulfield Village 5331 Headland Dr.!WHITE ROCK: Health Express 1550 Johnston Rd.; Alive Health Centre Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, 139-1711 152nd St.

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Businessnow

Navigating insurance

The Burnaby Board ofTrade is holding a seminaronThursday to help busi-nesses navigate group bene-fits and insurance plans.

The seminar on groupplans takes place from noonto 1 p.m., and is free formembers.Tickets are $10for non-members. A lightlunch is included.

The event takes placeat the Burnaby Board ofTrade’s office, 201-4555Kingsway.To register, call604-412-0100, email [email protected], or go to theevents page at bbot.ca.

RONMACLEANCOMING

TOMETROPOLIS

One of the country’s best-known names in hockey iscoming to Burnaby nextmonth.

While it may not seemlike a business item,RonMacLean is appearing at acity store, Chapters, at Me-tropolis at Metrotown.

The co-host of Coach’sCorner and host of Rog-

ers Hometown Hockey is intown to share stories fromhis new book,HockeyTowns:Untold Stories from the Heartof Canada.

People who purchase thebook from Indigo, Chaptersor Coles can get one copysigned, so long as they haveproof of purchase, accord-ing to Indigo Books andMusic’s website.

The reading and sign-ing event takes place onWednesday, Oct. 28 at 7p.m.

For more information, goto http://tinyurl.com/ChaptersRonMacLean.

LAPOF LUXURYATDELTA

BURNABYHOTEL

Those looking for a moreluxurious stay at the DeltaBurnaby Hotel and Confer-ence Centre now have theoption of trying out theirrenovated luxury suites.

The hotel, owned byGateway Casinos, recent-ly completed a $2.4-mil-lion renovation on six suites,which now include heat-ed marble floors, automat-ic curtains and sheers, rainshower and body jets in theshowers, and other mod-

ern amenities, according toa press release from DeltaBurnaby.

The renovation took fourmonths to complete.

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Two city markets havesigned on as neighbourhooddealers with U-Haul to offertrucks, support item rent-als and in-store pickup forboxes, according to a pressrelease.

The new locations are atBurnaby Heights Marketat 281Willingdon Ave. andR&J Market at 4621 King-sway.

SO LONG, FAREWELL,

AUFWIEDERSEHEN,

GOODBYE

It has been a privilegeto cover your businessesfor the past five years, butthis will be my last Movers& Shakers column for theNOW.

Please continue to submityour stories and tidbits toour paper by emailing [email protected].

Thanks very much forsharing your news with me.

Janaya Fuller-EvansMOVERS & SHAKERS

[email protected]

Starting October 5, there willbe just 1-zone for buses andHandyDART, all day, every day.

Whether you’re using cash,FareSavers, a monthly pass or aCompass product, you’ll only needto pay for 1-zone travel on buses.

Multi-zone transfers to SkyTrainand SeaBus will require AddFareif travelling weekdays before6:30 p.m. Transfers to buseswon’t require additional fare.

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COMMUNITYCALENDARSATURDAY, OCT. 3Used Kidstuff Sale, 9a.m. to 1 p.m.,WillingdonCommunityCentre, 1491CarletonAve. (three blockswest of Brentwoodmall.)Free admission for shoppers.Info and table rentals: 604-297-4526.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7BurnabyRhododendron andGarden Societymeeting, 7p.m. in the Discovery Roomat BurnabyVillage Museum,6501 Deer LakeAve. EganDavis will be speaking on hisrecent trip to the StrandzhaMountains on the borderof Turkey and Bulgaria.Refreshmentswill be servedand everyone is welcome.Info atwww.brags.ca.

SATURDAY, OCT. 10Knit2gether, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.at TommyDouglas Library,7311 Kingsway. Registrationis not required. All ages andskill levels arewelcome.

THURSDAY, OCT. 22Foster families sought:Haveyou considered becominga foster family? Thereare children and youth inBurnabywho require skilled,caring, foster parents. Tolearnmore, the Ministryof Children and FamilyDevelopment invites youto attend an informationsession from 10 a.m. to noonat #200-906 RoderickAve.in Coquitlam. For furtherinformation or anothersession date, please call theNorth Fraser RecruitmentTeam at 604-764-8098.

FRIDAY, OCT. 23Sharing Business Start-UpExperiences, Bob PrittieMetrotown library branch,6100WillingdonAve., 6:30to 8:30 p.m. Learn start-uptips and resources froman experienced businessadvisor. Registration: 604-436-5400.

FRIDAY, OCT. 30Knit2gether at Bob PrittieMetrotown library branch,6100WillingdonAve., 6:30

to 8:30 p.m. Bring blue yarnand needles towork on ajoint afghan oryour ownproject. All ages and abilitieswelcome. No registrationrequired.

ONGOINGThrift shop sale everyThursday until Dec. 10 atSouth BurnabyUnitedChurch, 7591 GrayAve., from10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Therewill be clothing, householditems, collectibles, books,toys, andmore. Donationsare verywelcome.

Burnaby InternationalFolk Dancersmeets everyTuesday night, 7 to 9:30p.m., until Dec. 8, and thenfromJan. 5 to June 2016.at Charles Rummel Centre,3630 Lozells Ave. Learnfolk dances from aroundtheworld in a friendly clubenvironment. Newdancesare taught every night;all levels arewelcome, nopartner needed, and drop-ins arewelcome. Formoreinformation, call 604-436-9475.

ESLConversationCircledrop in sessions, 7 to8:30 p.m., Bob PrittieMetrotown library branch,6100WillingdonAve., runsWednesdays, Oct. 7 to Nov.25. (No session Nov. 11.)Practise your English andmeet people in a friendly,relaxed environment atthe Metrotown library.Eachweek a librarianwilllead a discussion on avariety of everyday topics.Adult learnersmusthave some knowledge ofEnglish to participate ingroup conversations. Noregistration required. Dropin for free.

Health alert,Mondays, drop-in 9 to 11 a.m., presentationat 10:30 a.m. at Bonsor 55+Centre, 6533 NelsonAve.

LoudspeakersToastmasters: EveryWednesday at 6:30 p.m. at3605 GilmoreWay. Dropby or email [email protected]. Info: loudspeaker.toastmastersclubs.org.

Learn howto use acomputer.Access theInternet, send emailand upload your photosfromyour camera to thecomputer. No experiencenecessary. Part of theConfederation ComputerClub at the ConfederationSeniors Centre. Forinformation, call 604-294-1936.

Drop-in Englishconversation class, atthe BurnabyMulticulturalSociety. Anyonewelcomefor socializingwhilepractising English. Classaccommodates all levels.Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 10 a.m. to noon, andWednesdays and Fridaysfrom 2 to 4 p.m. at theBurnabyMulticulturalSociety, 6255 NelsonAve.Formore information, Carolat 604 431-4131 ext.27, [email protected].

Doyouwant to lose yourfear of public speaking?Do youwant to become a

better communicator? Doyouwant to learn theseskills in a fun and supportiveenvironment? Join SalsaSpeakers ToastmasterseveryMonday at 6:45 p.m. at3605 GilmoreWay. Parkingfree at back of building.Everyone is welcome.

Wildlife RescueAssociationof B.C. needs volunteersfor the outreach, animalcare, the helpline andtransportation. Followthe volunteer link atwww.wildliferescue.ca.

GRASP (Grief RecoveryAfterSubstance Passing)meets the second Thursdayof themonth at GilmoreCommunity School, 50South GilmoreAve. Pre-registration is required,email [email protected]. GRASP is anon-profit, peer-led supportgroup for families andfriendswho have lost a lovedone through substanceabuse.Send non-profit listings [email protected].

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White Spot launches The Spot’s new50/50™ patty with a new burger lineup!At White Spot, we’re famous for our award-winning burgers, and now,there’s evenmore to be famous for! IntroducingThe Spot’s 50/50™ patty,a 1/3-pound patty that combines the best of both worlds – Canadianbeef & premium double-smoked bacon! This proprietary new patty isavailable for a limited timewith our new 50/50 burger lineup. These newmouth-watering creations feature toppings that include savoury baconjam, peanut butter and fresh pineapple. And of course, all of our burgersare served with creamy coleslaw and ‘endless’ signature Kennebec fries.

Our new Burger Menu includes:• Hawaiian 50/50 Burger – Blow the house down with this triple baconburger! Candied bacon, savoury bacon jam, tangy fresh pineapple,lettuce & red onion.• PBBJ 50/50 Burger – Give your taste-buds a flavourful experience withcrunchy peanut butter, savoury bacon jam, pickled jalapeños, lettuce& tomato.• Classic Diner 50/50 Burger – Enjoy a new twist on a classic dinerfavourite with caramelized onions, cheese & Dijon mayo.

“We wanted to have fun with our burgers – and this time, it starts with a new patty,” said White SpotExecutive Chef Danny Markowicz. “The flavour combination of beef and double-smoked bacon – twoCanadian favourites – in one delicious patty is an experience not to be missed!” To complement the50/50 burger launch, White Spot Executive Chef Danny Markowicz has teamed up with Granville IslandBrewing to create the new Spot On Copper Ale – our first, small batch beer. With limited availability, thisexclusive beer is only available at select White Spot Restaurants. Specially brewed with caramel malts tocomplement the 50/50 burger lineup’s meaty flavour profile, the Spot On Copper Ale balances spice noteswith a mild fruity character.“It was fun working with Danny to craft a distinctive beer that complements their new 50/50 menu”, saidKevin Emms, Granville Island Brewing’s Brewmaster. “We’re excited to showcase this perfect pairing toWhiteSpot guests.”

As this new menu is only available until October 11th, we invite you to try our new 50/50 Burgers beforethey’re gone!

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CALL 310-SPOT7 7 6 8

*Offer includes any one sandwich, pita or wrap, one regular side, and one soft drink.May not be combined withany other offer.Offer has no cash value.Offer valid at Nando’s Kingsway ONLY until October 15th, 2015.

Enjoy EVERY MENUITEM ALL DAY ONLY

7557 Edmonds St, Burnaby604-524-1119

Oliver Twist Public House& Liquor Store

www.olivertwistpub.ca

Delicious Burgers /Wings / Pastas

Drink Specialsstart at

$3.95!

$5.95At Oliver Twist Public House!

110 – 3790 Canada Way, BurnabyHours: Mon.-Fri. 11:30am-10pm • Sat. & Sun. 12:30-10pm

Take-out to 9:30pm • Delivery 5-9pm (delivery charges will apply)

OCTOBER SPECIAL$26.99 per couple

(Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun)

Must mention or present ad.Reservation recommended*

1 appetizer, 2 main entree,served with naan or rice,

1 dessert (Ras Malai, Kulfi or Gulab Jamun),2 glasses of House Wine ($29.99)

Call for Reservations604.430.1600www.agratandoori.ca

Monday to Wednesday11:30a.m. to 2:30p.m.Valid from October 1st to October 31st

20%off Take OutMin $40 before tax

Offer valid for the Month of October

Regular LUNCH SPECIALMonday to Friday$2 Off

Lunch Special Buffet

1975 - 2015The best night out in town

since 1975CHECK WEBSITE FOR

DETAILS!

CUSTOMIZED CATERINGAVAILABLE!

SET MENU FORLARGE PARTIES

AVAILABLEOPEN UNTIL 2 AM

FOR LARGE PARTIES

LITTLE BILLY’S STEAKHOUSERESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED6785 EAST HASTINGS, BURNABY, BC604.294.4460 • WWW.LITTLEBILLYS.COM

FEATURING:✔ AUTHENTIC

GREEK FOOD✔ SEAFOOD✔ STEAK✔ PASTA✔ PIZZA

✔ ORIGINALGERMAN FOOD& BEER

✔ KIDS MENU

WE’REOPENTUES-FRIFOR

LUNCH

CELEBRATING OUR 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!40 years ago, four brothers started their dream and openedtheir first restaurant in October 1975.Congratulations Bill†, Harry, Paul andMike Paskalidis!

LITTLE BILLY’SSTEAKHOUSE

10am - 2pmOctober 11th, 2015

Join us for our Thanksgiving

BURNABY CLUBHOUSES

Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse7600 Halifax St.

[email protected]

$24.

Riverway Clubhouse9001 Bill FoxWay.

[email protected]

$34.reservations recommended, no cash value, taxes not included

make reservations online at golfburnaby.ca/clubhouses

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