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TransLinks corporate headquar-ters are moving from Metrotown to NewWestminsters Brewery District.

The Transit Police will also be sharingthe space in a move that will save the com-pany more than $430,000 over current costs,according to TransLink spokesperson KenHardie.

TransLink has been looking for a newspot for the past two years, as the compa-nys lease at Metrotower 1 is due to expire in

January 2013.There was

an urgent needto relocate theTransit Police,Hardie said,adding that thepolicing facili-

ties are in two separate buildings. Welooked at the efficiencies of co-locating.

TransLink looked at about 17 locations,taking into account how close each was toa SkyTrain station, and other aspects suchas resident and employment density in eacharea.

Metrotown was a good location based onthese specifications, but so was Sapperton,Hardie said.

The timing worked well, as it is currentlya tenants rental market for office space onboth cities, he added.

Mayor Derek Corrigan said he under-stood TransLinks move was a financiallydriven decision.

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Fall fair fun: Eric Sun takes a spin on the 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel at Burnaby Village Museum during the museumsfall fair festivities on Labour Day. Below left, a young visitor gets her face painted. Below right, the Tin Pan Trio offersup entertainment.

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At risk? A traffic controller directs drivers on 10th Avenue, near Cumberland Street. Concerns are being raised about thesafety of flag persons in the wake of a number of accidents including an Aug. 29 incident in which a Burnaby driver hita flag person in a Coquitlam construction zone.

Its risky out there on the roadThey wear a safety vest and hard hat,

and their only tool is a hand-held stopsign.

And for traffic control persons, alsoknown as flaggers, their job may be themost dangerous on any construction roadproject.

On July 15, 49-year-old Donald Cainwas killed in Mission while on duty as aflagger.

In the past five years, 70 flag personshave been injured in B.C., with five beinginjured this year alone. Also in the pastfive years, three flag persons have diedon the job.

And thats three too many for StarlettBluhm, traffic control program coordina-tor for the New Westminster-based B.C.Construction Safety Alliance, which isresponsible for training and certificationprograms for flaggers in the province.

This has always been a high-risk posi-tion, and thats why we are constantlyreviewing and updating the training pro-grams for traffic control people, said

Bluhm. We would also like to see betterenforcement to make sure all traffic safetypersons can do their jobs safely.

The issue of flagger safety has been inthe news because on Aug. 29, a Burnabydriver allegedly impaired by alcohol hit aflag person in a Coquitlam constructionzone.

The incident occurred at about 2:30a.m. when a 24-year-old man was drivinga Toyota Yaris westbound on LougheedHighway near Colony Farm.

The driver struck a 33-year-old femaleflag person, who was controlling traffic atthe entrance to the construction zone. Thewoman was thrown by the impact.

She was taken to hospital, where shewas treated for non-life-threatening inju-ries. She was released later Sunday morn-ing.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquetsaid the initial investigation revealedalcohol was a factor in the accident.

Phil Hochstein is executive direc-tor of the Burnaby-based IndependentContractors and Businesses Associationof B.C. The association offers certificationexams for flaggers, and Hochstein is also

concerned about flagger safety.The job has always been danger-

ous and thats part of the training, saidHochstein. In the case of the (Coquitlam)incident, Im not sure the flagger couldhave done anything because you havesomeone who may be impaired.

Hochstein said he is in favour of theheavier fines double for drivers whoexceed the speed limit in constructionzones.

Bluhm reiterated that while traffic con-trol work is a high-risk position with-in construction, there are many otherdangerous positions within constructionwork. The challenge with traffic con-trol is mitigating the hazards that arisefrom contact with the public and motorvehicles.

Hochstein said it may be time to lookat alternative ways to control traffic inconstruction zones.

He said he recently returned fromEngland, where he saw a system of auto-mated stop lights controlling traffic inwork areas.

Maybe its time to look at different

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Sixteen-year-old Melissa Tomac shouldhave been starting Grade 11 at BurnabyCentral on Tuesday.

But Melissas family is now grieving herdeath after a fatal car crash on Sept. 2 in PortMoody.

Its ripped my heart out, and my lifesnever going to be the same, said fatherMario on Tuesday morning. What Ill alwaysremember about my daughter is her prettylittle face smiling at me each morning. Shewas always giving me hugs and kisses. Shewas the best girl in the world.

The accident occurred shortly after a groupof four teens, two males and two females,all from Burnaby, were leaving White PineBeach Thursday night.

The 19-year-old driver of a 1990 whiteHonda Civic tried passing another vehiclearound a blind corner on Bedwell Bay Roadand ultimately lost control of the vehicle,which veered off the road and struck a tree.

According to Const. Luke van Winkel ofthe Port Moody Police, Bedwell Bay Road isa 50 km/h zone, with several 30 km/h zonecurves.

All four teenage occupants were injuredand transported to Royal ColumbianHospital.

According to van Winkel, Melissa hadbeen sitting in the rear passenger seat. Theother three were treated for their injuries,with the most serious injuries to the otherfemale in the car, who was taken to RoyalColumbian Hospital for surgery.

The accident has been attributed to highspeeds and driver inexperience, and policeare investigating whether alcohol played afactor in the incident.

At this point, were still waiting for resultsfrom crash analysts, said van Winkel. Butwitnesses reported it was above speed limit.Speed is a problem on all of our roads withdrivers of every age, but there is particularconcern with young drivers who are inexpe-rienced and who dont know how to handlethe vehicle theyre driving.

Mario said that in the details of the acci-dent the police gave to him, the driver shouldnever have tried to pass the other car.

I went out to the site to try and put someflowers, he said. There are a lot of blindcorners and you never try to pass on a blindcorner.

Mario said because of the Labour Daylong weekend, he was still finalizing detailson his daughters service on Tuesday after-noon.

I have to be strong for my wife and son,said Mario. We have all been devastated bythis accident.

Teens deathdevastatescity family

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I understand theres a savings forthem, he said, adding he hopes the costsof moving and setting up elsewhere werefactored into the decision.

If thats true, there is a business casefor them to make the move,Corrigan added. Hopefullyit benefits all taxpayers in theLower Mainland.

But he said the city is sorry tosee the company go.

Any business leaving thecity is unfortunate, Corrigansaid. We were very proud tobe a home to TransLink. It isalways too bad when businessesmove.

Corrigan said Burnaby hasbeen fortunate not to be hit hard-er by the recession, and down-sizing of businesses in the community.

Were very successful in attractingbusiness, he said. I think therell besomeone wholl fill the space.

It is unfortunate timing, losing such alarge tenant from Metrotower 1 while thedeveloper is trying to pre-lease space inMetrotower 3.

When any of the towers lose a tenant,

its unfortunate for them, he said.Construction on the third office tower

at the Metrotown complex has stalled asdevelopment and management companyIvanhoe Cambridge works to secure pre-leasing agreements.

The Metrotower office com-plex is connected to Metropolisat Metrotown.

Burnaby is one of two sub-markets with high office vacan-cy rates. Burnabys is currentlyat 13.2 per cent. Last year thevacancy rate was 7.5 per cent,according to the midyear reportin July 2009, compared with 5.4per cent in July 2008.

Richmond leads the regionwith a current vacancy rate of 22per cent.

TransLink is relocating to adevelopment being built by the WesgroupProperties in New WestminstersSapperton neighbourhood in early 2013.

A building under construction on EastColumbia Street is set to house ThriftyFoods and TD Canada Trust. TransLinkwill be located nearby. The building forthe new headquarters is not yet underconstruction.

approaches, he said.Traffic control people

must pass a two-day courseto be certified to work on aconstruction project.

Typically, the first dayincludes classwork, includ-ing: roles and responsibilitiesof a traffic control person; complying with regula-tions and standards; setting up work zones; using traffic controlequipment; and working around equip-ment.

The second day oftenfeatures practical skillsexperience outside theclassroom and a written oronline exam. WorkSafe B.C.requires that any workerstopping traffic must be cer-tified by a recognized train-ing course.

In 2009, 5,779 new trafficcontrol persons were certi-fied in the province and, intotal, there are almost 17,000certified flaggers in B.C.

Flagger safety was also inthe news last autumn whenJennifer Beauregard, 23, suf-fered a shattered pelvis andother serious injuries whilecontrolling traffic.

Beauregard was hit at6:50 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2009in Delta by the inattentivedriver of an SUV who wastexting and driving at thesame time.

The impact knocked herout of her boots, sendingher five metres in the air,and she landed on her head30 metres away from whereshe had stood with a trafficsign in her hand.

Beauregard had her armbroken in five places, herpelvis shattered, all her ribscracked and her spleen rup-tured. She also had a severebrain hemorrhage.

Beauregard, now theposter girl for WorkSafeB.C.s Slow Down cam-paign, was in a coma for sixdays and in hospital for twomonths.

As part of the safetycampaign, Beauregard talksabout her injuries in a sober-ing video aimed at gettingmotorists to drive slowerthrough road constructionsites.

Its not the first time thatBeauregards plight hasbeen highlighted.

Last October, her fel-low flag workers organizeda rally on the Port MannBridge to educate drivers onthe dangers flaggers face.

The rally caused trafficmayhem, but the flaggersgot the message out thattheir job involves workingin busy traffic all the time.

We were not involvedin that rally, said Bluhm,who said the alliance doessupport the message ofraised awareness for trafficcontrol workers.

And with seeminglymore construction projectsin the Lower Mainland setto continue throughout the

rest of the year, flagger safe-ty has never been a biggerissue.

The courses we offerhave never been more pop-ular, said Hochstein. Wehave no problem fillingthose classes. You see allthe construction going on,thats part of governmentinfrastructure projects andthose projects need flaggers. I just hope theyre allgoing to be safe.

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Its got a pretty good name,but can the B.C. First Partyamount to anything morethan yet another fringe partydestined for irrelevancy?

In most situations, Id say theodds were extremely long thatit would becomeanything more thana hobby horse for thehandful of peopleinvolved in it.

But with the B.C. Liberalsteetering on the edge of disaster,its worth pondering what couldhappen if that partys coalitionof interests breaks up before thenext election.

And with the likes of BillVander Zalm and Chris Delaneylurking around the politicallandscape and continuing topoke the Liberals in the eye atevery opportunity, all bets areessentially off when it comes toforeseeing how the centre-rightvote in this province is goingto be distributed come the nextelection.

The B.C. First Party was reg-istered with Elections B.C. by acouple of former Conservativeactivists, including one SalVetro who is directly associ-ated with Vander Zalm (he washis official agent for the anti-HST petition).

They claim the party wouldbrand itself as a centrist party,which could potentially appealto a bigger pool of voters thanthe more narrowly defined B.C.Conservative party. But attract-

ing the right kind of leader isone of the keys to any chance ofeven modest success.

So far, neither Vander Zalmnor Delaney has said they areinterested in joining the newparty. Delaney is still active in

the seemingly mori-bund B.C. ConservativeParty, but hes close toresigning because of

prolonged in-fighting among thefew people active in the organi-zation.

At the moment, both Delaneyand Vander Zalm have a higherpolitical profile than any othernon-elected activist on the politi-cal scene. They are in the newsconstantly as a result of theirsuccessful petition campaignand will continue to be in thepublic eye as the governmentgoes through what could be alengthy process in determiningwhat to do with the HST.

Delaneys been a party leaderbefore, when he headed up thedoomed Unity Party in 2001(even getting a spot in the tele-vised leaders debate in thatyears election campaign).

And Vander Zalm, of course,is a proven campaigner andone whom the television cam-eras love (until he actually getspower, which is when his weak-nesses come to the fore).

While I dont see VanderZalm getting back into electoralpolitics (I think his wife, Lillian,would banish him to the garden

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Keep an eye out for the wee ones out thereParents are sending their energetic

offspring back to the books this week,many of us with a mixture of relief and abit of sadness. Sadness, because its justhard to see them growing up so fast andso eager to get out from underour feet.

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The kids are, after all, our most pre-cious gifts, and we want the best forthem.

We hope the rest of you want that,too.

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We wish them all well and Godspeedon their daily adventures.

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Questions for Tamil supportersDear Editor:

Re: Tamil refugees met with racism, In MyOpinion, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 1.

Matthew Claxton is calling racism with peoplesattitude towards the latest refugees that arrived inCanada last month.

Perhaps he should be looking at the so-called NoOne is Illegal group. They are having a rally to sup-port the Sri Lankan migrants to be here in Canada.That is their right to do.

They also made sure their faces were in frontof the camera every time Immigration wanted todeport Laibar Singh.

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We dont realize how good weve got it here inBritish Columbia. While most of the developed anddeveloping world is struggling to find affordableclean energy sources, here in British Columbia wehave the great fortune to be able to cherry pick from

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if he did), I can seeDelaney taking a stab atthings. Hes a pretty goodcommunicator, althoughhis somewhat prickly per-sonality may have to beheld in check if he expectsto make progress.

In any event, the timeseems right for someoneor some party to seize theobvious anti-governmentsentiment that is buildingin this province and dosomething with it.

The NDP alwaysstruggles with gainingeven a percentage point ortwo in the popular vote inevery election, so it wouldappear to have limitedgrowth potential.

Of course, if the B.C.First Party mobilized itselfand actually picked up asignificant chunk of voters,it would virtually guaran-

tee an NDP governmentbecause it would split thevote with the B.C. Liberals.

The current situationhas some striking parallelsto the one this provincefaced back in 1991.

Back then, a coalitiongovernment that had beenin power for too long wascrumbling right before oureyes. Its supporters wentlooking for an alternative,and for almost all of themthe NDP certainly wasntthat alternative.

Then along cameGordon Wilson, whobreathed life in the dor-mant B.C. Liberal Partyand almost stole the 1991election on the strength ofa single, throwaway soundbite during the televisedleaders debate.

But he succeeded insplitting enough votes toallow the NDP to win.

Are we headed towardsthe same kind of scenario?Ordinarily, Id say the ideawould be far-fetched.

But we are not living inordinary times. Our politi-cal scene is fracturing, afervent populism seems tobe sweeping the land, andthe desire for change is inthe air.

It seems the mostunanswered question isnot which party is goingto win the next election(increasingly, that wouldappear to be the NDP),but which party is goingto finish second. The oddsfavour the B.C. Liberalsbeing that second-placefinisher, but dont com-pletely count out any alter-native, whether its B.C.First or something else.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalB.C.


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a wide assortment of them.From waves and tides and winds along

our coast to water thats endlessly flowingto the ocean from our rivers and streams,weve got so many renewable energysources to choose from, and in such greatabundance, that we will never be able touse more than a fraction of what we havefor our own purposes.

Looking at the difficult choices ourAmerican friends to the south are current-ly considering, like switching to nuclearpower in a big way, I have to ask why wearent doing more to share the clean ener-gy resources we have in this province?

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Let MLAs vote on HSTDear Editor:

Someone once told British Columbiansthat the HST would end up resulting inreduced prices for the goods and servicesit applied to, so that we wouldnt feel thesting of the tax shift from businesses toconsumers.

A simple view of ones bills and trans-actions would prove this easily enough,but in addition to our personal experi-ences, Statistics Canada has published areport showing that, contrary to the reas-suring words from our Minister of FinanceColin Hansen, the HST has brought aboutan increase in the costs of goods, and haseven contributed to rising levels of infla-tion.

Not exactly good economic sense forthose issues, not unless it has become agood thing for housing, electricity andgasoline prices to increase.

Some friendly advice to the B.C. Liberalswould be to allow a vote on the issue inthe legislature.

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A former Burnaby citycouncillor says the lack ofopposition at the city coun-cil table is hurtingthe city.

Lee Rankin,who served oncouncil for 22 yearsstarting in 1983,said Burnaby citycouncil has madepoor decisions andthese are not beingchallenged.

S p e c i f i c a l l y ,Rankin referred tothe mayors payraise and council-lors new car allowance, thecontract issues with Telus,and a Burnaby CitizensAssociation fundraiserannouncement that made itsway into a City of Burnabycalendar.

Decisions are stage-managed, he said of thecurrent council.

In July, council unani-mously approved a largepay raise for Mayor DerekCorrigan, about 17 per cent.His salary is now $114,031.

Councillors receiveda more modest pay raiseof 1.66 per cent; however,each was also granted acar allowance of $300 permonth, or $3,600 per year.

The increaseseemed ludicrousto Rankin, whosaid car expenseswere previouslycovered undernon-taxable localexpense claims.

There shouldhave been anaudit, Rankinsaid, adding trans-portation costsfor council-relat-ed matters were

between $50 and $100 permonth when he was a coun-cillor.

A settlement was negoti-ated between city staff andTelus this spring after thecompany backed out of asoftware installation con-tract in 2006.

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The British Columbia Institute ofTechnology organization, known as SIFE,is hosting a showcase on Sept. 20 aboutthis years projects.

Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE, isan international non-profit organizationthat gives post-secondary business stu-dents the opportunity to help their com-munities with their skills.

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Mindworks is a one-on-one consultingbusiness run by SIFE, which pairs mentorswith businesses. The program providespro bono consulting services, as well aspaid services, which raise funds for SIFE.

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There was the shock-ing mismanagement of thecomputer software installa-tion, Rankin said.

And residents, includ-ing B.C. Liberal politicians,were upset to find a noticefor a BCA golf tournamentfundraiser in their city cal-endars earlier this summer.

Corrigan attributed themisplaced listing for themayors annual golf tourna-ment on July 14 to a pos-sible staff error.

Staff takes the hit for it,Rankin said.

Rankin last ran for citycouncillor in 2008 withTEAM Burnaby, but a fullBCA slate was elected. BCAwon all 16 council positions,

as well as all school boardpositions.

Rankin was first electedto city council in 1983 andwas re-elected consistentlyuntil 2005.

Rankin ran as an inde-pendent mayoral candidatein 1999, after leaving theBCA, stating it was becauseof the partys ties to theNDP.

He ran as a B.C. Liberalcandidate in the Burnaby-Edmonds riding in the 2009provincial election.

There was not a cohe-sive opposition to the BCAin the last election, as twoTEAM candidates decidedto run as independents,Rankin said.

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caused them to lose sight ofthe ball, Rankin said. Youhave to be part of a party todo things.

Historically, whenopposition to the NDP hasbeen divided, it has notdone well, he added.

But opposition in gov-ernment ensures a healthier,more balanced government,Rankin said.

With regards to the fed-eral and provincial gov-ernments, he asked; Is ithealthy to have only oneparty in the legislature?

The most effective (wayto govern) is to have real

debate, he said, adding thecurrent council is unified onall core issues. Its simplynot healthy.

Rankin is not sure if hewill run in the November2011 municipal election hesaid he is not planning thatfar ahead at this point andis focusing on his businessand his family but addedTEAM Burnabys board ofdirectors plan to have a fullslate in time for the elec-tion.

Another problem withthe current council isBurnabys record on home-lessness, said Rankin, add-

ing he thinks it is probablythe worst of any municipal-ity in the province.

But Corrigan said that isan issue for B.C.s Liberalgovernment, not the munic-ipal government.

Most people in Burnabyrecognize this issue shouldbe dealt with by the provin-cial government, he said.

Corrigan added thatTEAM members have com-plained in the past abouthigh taxation but dontseem to recognize strategiesto deal with homelessnessin the city would requirehigher taxes.

Regarding his salary,Corrigan said he thinks itsfair that the mayor of thethird-largest city in B.C.should make the fourth-largest salary.

Corrigan added heintends to put himself for-ward as a candidate in theupcoming election.

Im thrilled to be run-ning again, he said. Imhoping the people ofBurnaby will support me.

The election results willshow whether or not thecitizens of Burnaby supportthe BCA-led councils deci-sions, he added.

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The ocean may be the new technologicalfrontier for companies looking to developsoftware products.

Burnaby-based Cypress Solutions hasdone just that, creating a fleet tracking appli-cation that can connect tugboats and logbooms.

The software won the North American2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge lastMarch and is advancing to the ChampionChallenge in Spain on Sept. 20.

Its pretty exciting, said Cypress com-munications director Rochelle Garrison.

She added that the North American wincame with $750,000 in cash and prizes. Ifthe company wins in Spain, it will mean anadditional $10,000 cash prize, she said.

The software was developed forCatherwood Towing, a Fraser River towboatcompany, to keep track of the companysboats, according to Garrison.

The marine fleet solution software, VUE,is being used in a device that can be attachedto log booms and is waterproof and solar-powered, she said.

The company launched the product justthis month, though Catherwood has beenworking with Cypress, and using the soft-ware for the past few months, according toCypress president.

Today, log booms are tracked using hardpieces of paper called boom board labels that are not waterproof and can rip off,according to Garrison.

This device could change that if put intolarge-scale production.

It tracks the booms and tugboats usingGPS technology.

Companies can log on online to seeexactly where their boats and log boomsare, Garrison said.

As cellphone coverage can be spottywhere log booms are located, the device onthe log boom communicates with the tug-boat as it comes close to the boom, alertingthe tugboat operator to its presence once theboat is in cell signal range again, she added.

President Casey ONeill is excited aboutthe possibilities. As Cypress, which startedin 1997, has primarily been a hardware com-pany up until now, moving into software is

a new step for the company.Theres bigger growth potential, he

said. For us, its a big change.The company has its own line of wireless

products, including a cellular-based modemintroduced in 2003.

Cypress has products in police cars, andothers used on oilrigs, ONeill said.

The move into the marine fleet solutionindustry is new terrain, and not just forCypress, ONeill said.

Its a huge market.While the company currently has three

or four competitors for the type of productsit develops, there isnt competition for theVUE software at this point, he explained.

Its basically a new product in an indus-try that doesnt have a lot of technology onthe water, he said. If it takes off here, itcould also work on barges.

That would give Cypress access to thebarge industry in the United States, which isquite large, ONeill said.

Cypress is competing against fourother LBS Challenge winners in Spain nextmonth.

NAVTEQ, the company that runs thecompetition, creates digital maps and mapcontent, such as traffic and location data. Itwas founded in Silicon Valley, Calif., in 1985and now has its headquarters in Chicago,Illinois.

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But Sunday shopping was justthe start of a trend towards longershopping hours and less regulationthat continues to this day.

This trend is driven more bycustomers demands than byretailers seeking to increase sales.Successful retailers understand thatconvenience is important to shop-pers, and if that means remainingopen 24 hours a day, seven days aweek, then so be it.

While few stores see the needto go that far, longer hours andfewer restrictions are now thenorm. Most shopping centres, forexample, are open until 9 p.m. onat least a few nights a week. Some,like Metropolis, are open six nights,and, in response to demand, wehave just extended our Sundayhours until 7 p.m.

The McDonalds restaurant inthe mall recently went 24/7 (muchto the delight of our overnightsecurity and maintenance people,who now have a place to have cof-fee and a snack on their break).Since it has an outside entrance, itisnt limited to mall hours.

With more and more peopleworking shifts, there is an increas-ing demand for fast food outlets Dennys, McDonalds and manymore to stay open longer.

Some Home Depot stores havebeen open round the clock for yearsand contractors love it. Many othermajor stores, including some Wal-Mart and Real Canadian Superstorelocations, are open 24 hours in theweeks leading up to Christmas.

Many such stores were alreadybringing in staff overnight forrestocking and maintenance, so forthem, it was essentially little morethan adding a cashier at the check-outs. Most of a stores costs arefixed in any case. Rent and utilities,for example, must be paid whetherthe store is open or not. Securityhas to be in place round the clock.

The provincial economy, changes toCanadas census, and Canadas lack ofencouragement for green business practicesare some of the issues Burnaby businessesare concerned about, according to a boardof trade survey.

A lack of investment incentives, and acomplicated immigration process for for-eign-trained workers, were also listed asissues in the survey.

The Burnaby Board of Trade recentlysent out a member survey to ascertain what

the boards priorities should be in the com-ing year.

The boards membership indicated B.C.seconomic policies, including taxation, wereits biggest concern, receiving top rankingout of seven choices.

Businesses feel there should be moreincentives, said Darlene Gering, presidentand CEO of the board. The governmentshould support B.C. businesses and make(them) more competitive.

The decrease in private investment inBritish Columbia from 19 per cent in2008 to 14 per cent in 2009 according to theboard was the primary economic issue

for members, with 89.6 per cent agreeingthe board should approach the provincialgovernment about creating private invest-ment incentives.

Raising capital is a huge problem,Gering said. It restricts (business) abilityto expand.

A number of members had alsoapproached her about provincial invest-ment incentives outside of the survey, shesaid.

Other provinces, such as Quebec, arevery aggressive in providing government

SHOP TALKDoug MacDougall

Making a technological splash

Keepingup withdemand

Burnaby-based companyhas created a fleet trackingapplication to connecttugboats with log booms


Technology at work: Burnaby Company Cypress Solutions log boom trackingsystem, VUE, is heading to a competition in Spain in September.

Photo contributed/burnaby now


Board of trade surveys city businesses

Survey Page 14Shop Talk Page 14



Are these stores gaining sales? Probably not much.But they are satisfying customers needs better.

For some retailers, however, longer hours can be achallenge and it is difficult for high-end stores even now.Such stores cant rely on a part-time student to give cus-tomers expert advice and assistance on fitting a $1,500suit, for example, or buying expensive jewelry. You needa level of knowledge and experience that is not requiredin a store like Wal-Mart or in a fast-food restaurant.

Longer hours are tough on Mom-and-Pop stores too.How do you work 364 days a year? But most find a wayaround it, often by co-opting close family members andother relatives. Customers like flexibility, and most in theretail industry understand that keeping the bottom linein the black means responding to customers demandsand satisfying their needs.

Doug MacDougall is the general manager of Metropolis atMetrotown.

incentives, Gering said, and it is difficultfor B.C. businesses to compete without thesame incentives here.

The B.C. Progress Board ranked B.C.ninth out of 10 provinces in terms of eco-nomic growth, which was another majorconcern for businesses in Burnaby.

The survey asked members if the prog-ress reports findings should be discussedwith the provincial government andreceived the second highest percentage ofpositive responses, at 88.5 per cent.

They want us to act on that, Geringsaid. It is quite distressing.

The majority of members also saidthere are not enough incentives or helpfrom the provincial and federal govern-ments to promote and encourage greenbusiness practices.

Just over 79 per cent of members sur-veyed said the provincial governmentdoesnt provide enough encouragement tobusinesses to go green.

And 78.1 per cent called for federallegislation that would increase Canadascommitment to becoming more environ-mentally sustainable.

Other issues included members desireto see an increase in research and devel-opment funding in B.C., at 73.5 per cent;a difficult immigration process for for-eign-trained workers, with 77 per cent

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Respondents also want more govern-ment support to increase the number ofpost-secondary and university graduatesin B.C., with 70.1 per cent saying there isnot enough support.

The survey will now go to the boardsadvocacy committee, who will base theboards policy positions and create poli-cy statements on the findings.

The next step is to go directly to thefederal and provincial governments aboutthe issues, Gering said, to have face-to-facemeetings with the ministries involved.

The provincial and federal govern-ments are really wanting to know whatis the pulse of the business community,she said.

They are sometimes willing to moveforward and tweak things. We have hadsuccess in the past.

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CASUAL DININGIHOP KingswayBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner. A widevariety of tasty food choices. ComeHungry, Leave Happy.5137 Kingsway, Burnaby604.451.5557

CHINESEWah LunChinese RestaurantDim Sum daily4524 Hastings St., Burnaby604.294.8059

EAT-IN/TAKE-OUTNandos KingswayPortuguese flame-broiled chicken,marinated in your choice ofperi-peri sauces ranging from mildspice to extra hot. Delicious.4334 Kingsway, Burnaby604.434.6220

FINE DININGHart HouseCasual westcoast elegance. One ofBurnabys best fine dining restaurantsat beautiful Deer Lake. Elegant, freshcuisine, with a wine list to match.6664 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby604.298.4278

FINE DININGTivolis at theExecutive HotelWest Coast cuisine. Friendlyatmosphere, great service andgenerous portions.4201 Lougheed Hwy.604.297.2118

JAPANESE/FUSION/SUSHITomoya JapaneseRestaurantA wide variety of innovative rolls, notthe usual. Renowned for "The BlackSun," a tasty combo of choppedscallops, tuna and salmon, blacktobiko, and a raw quail egg.6285 Nelson Ave., Burnaby604.437.-8839

ITALIANAmorosa Pasta HouseAmorosa Pasta House is an Italianeatery in Burnaby that offers aplethora of choices for their patrons.The menu allows for mix & matchpasta dishes, choose your ownsauce, pasta and fixings.7874 Edmonds St., Burnaby604.525.3343

PUBAdmiral Pub& GrillLive music 8 pm-12pm.No cover charge, weekly Karaoke,Big Screen TVs. Great Food Specialseveryday.4125 E. Hastings St., Burnaby604.298.7158

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TO SEPTEMBER 12Kirk Sauer, Multi-mediaReflections on the HumanForm and Condition: Nudeportraits of people in variousstages of their healing jour-neys. Burnaby Arts Council,Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 DeerLake Ave. Gallery hours:noon to 4 p.m. daily. Info:604-298-7322.

TO SEPTEMBER 18Ingeborg Raymer, founder ofthe Burnaby Artists Guild,shows off her art at the BasicInquiry Studio and Gallery,1011 Main St. in Vancouver.Raymer is at the gallery everyThursday and Saturday from1 to 4 p.m.

TO SEPTEMBER 27Portraits and Portents, withTheresa Kito and Lora-LynnOxenbury. Exhibit offers adifferent interpretation of thesame subject. Life drawingand still life works in acrylicand sketching. Presentedby the Arts Council of NewWestminster. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10Kizuna Exhibit andAnniversary Opening Party,National Nikkei Museumand Heritage Centre, 6688Southoaks Cres. Admission:$10 or free to heritage centremembers. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11Starlight Casino Legends ofRock series, Foghat will bethe headliner. Doors open at7 p.m. and all shows begin at8 p.m. Starlight Casino, 350Gifford St.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13SFU Philosophers Caf atthe Shadbolt Centre for theArts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave.7 p.m. Topic: Metaphor forMixed Up: Is Canadas cul-tural mix more like a meltingpot, mosaic or matrix? Info:Diane Mar-Nicolle, [email protected].

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16Kizuna: Connecting throughGenerations exhibit, artist

talks, 7 p.m. featuring MarkTakeshi McGregor, GregMasuda, Natalie Purschwitzand Miyuki Shinkai. NationalNikkei Museum and HeritageCentre, 6688 Southoaks Cres.For information, e-mail www.nikkeiplace.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18Starlight Casino Legends ofRock series, Blood Sweat &Tears will be the headliner.Doors open at 7 p.m. andall shows begin at 8 p.m.Starlight Casino, 350 GiffordSt.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24Starlight Casino Legends ofRock series, The Guess Whowill be the headliner. Doorsopen at 7 p.m. and all showsbegin at 8 p.m. StarlightCasino, 350 Gifford St.

Crochet Social, 7 to 9 p.m.at the Burnaby Art Gallerywith exhibiting artist DougGuildford.

Live at the Bolt with ShaneKoyczan (along with his bandThe Short Story Long), 6 to 9p.m., Shadbolt Centre for theArts, $15 adults, admissionfree for season subscribers.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25Doug Guildford recep-tion and artist talk, 3 to 5p.m., Burnaby Art Gallery.Guildford will be talkingabout The Intertidal Zone,Prints by Doug Guildford,running at the Burnaby ArtGallery from Sept. 14 to Nov.21.

Reflect 10th AnniversaryGala Dinner of the NationalNikkei Museum and HeritageCentre, 6688 SouthoaksCresc. Guest speaker, DavidSuzuki, 6 p.m. Tickets soldout, call 604-777-7000 to beput on the wait list. Info:www.nikkeiplace.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Doug Guildford exhibit:Fabric sculpture: Thread jellyfish, from 1 to 4 p.m. at theBurnaby Art Gallery.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27Last Monday at the Movies,Massey Theatre, NewWestminster. Seventh season

begins with Cooking withStella, 7:30 p.m., $9 at thedoor or $70 for a seasonspass, available until Sept. 27.

ONGOINGMusicians wanted, to playmusic of the 1950s, 60s and70s for Cameron SeniorsRecreation Centres SunshineSing-along, which runs everyother Monday from 1:30to 3:30 p.m., September to

June. Instruments providedfor pianists or drummers; allother musicians must provideown instruments. Call 604-420-6478 to volunteer.

B.C. Floral Art Society, aclub for the advancementand enjoyment of floral art,welcomes new members.Meetings held the sec-ond Monday of the monthfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. AtGlenbrook Park AmenitiesCentre, 76 Jamieson Ct., 604-

535-9892.

Royal City Concert Band,welcomes any musicianswho have some playingexperience and enjoy mak-ing music. Specific vacanciesin the tuba and French hornsections. Band rehearsesThursday evenings at NewWestminster SecondarySchool. Information: 604-527-7064 or 604-582-8540.

Calling all interested writers,

New Westminster Writers hasopenings for new membersto attend their weekly work-shops, with activity in manygenres. Call Ted, 604-415-5432 for information.

Parade band, looking for newmembers. Men and womenwelcome. Uniforms provided.Info: Don, 604-946-8130.

Send new arts listings andupdated information to [email protected].

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by Denise LeThe Heights Contributor

The beginning of autumnalways feels like a fresh start tome.

Being in the sunny outdoorsduring the summer revitalizesme, so September is a timewhere I feel recharged and readyto learn new things and take onnew challenges.

The Heights is chock full ofplaces where you can learn newthings and explore hobbies andinterests.

Here are our five ways toenergize your autumn:

Dance your heart out and meetgreat people at Dance AddictsStudio (4622 Hastings St.). Thestudio offers dance lessons,ballroom, Latin, swing, hip hopand more. Another option is topirouette your way over to hzBallet Classique (#204-4534Hastings St.) and learn aboutprogram offerings for all agesand skill levels.

Find your musical museat Dominanta Music School(3849D Hastings St.), StaccatoStudios (4663 Hastings St.)or the B.C. Conservatory of

Music (4549 Hastings St.). Allschools have a great selectionof programs. If youre lookingto purchase or rent musicalinstruments and instrumentaccessories, Massullo Music(4242B Hastings St.) retails bothnew and used instruments. Stay active during the chillydays by dropping by EileenDailly Leisure Pool & FitnessCentre (240 Willingdon Ave.).The facility offers swimminglessons, lifeguard courses andAquafit classes, as well as agym. Melt your stress away bytaking up yoga at Heart CentreYoga (3982 Hastings St.) orexplore the gyms at Life CentreFitness (#209-3701 HastingsSt.) or Fit Xpress (353 GilmoreAve.). Make your photo albumsextra special with the perfectscrapbook dcor. MakingMemories with Scrapbooking(4415 Hastings St.) suppliesa beautiful variety of ribbons,stickers and other scrapbookingmaterial.

Test your strength andendurance with martial artsclasses at one of the Heightsmartial arts studios. Metro

Performance Taekwondo Studio(4543 Hastings St.) and SportKickboxing Federation (4715AHastings St.) have classes

available for people of all agesand skill levels.

Come visit us on the Heightsand find your autumn adventure.

Denise Le was a marketingand events assistant summerstudent with the HeightsMerchants Association.

For a little fun this fall, get your toes tapping at Peter Ferreira and Geraldine Goyers Dance Addicts Studioon Hastings Street.

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The hunt for the perfect spot to open a used bookstorebrought Paul Kirkpatrick to Hastings Street six years ago.

But when he finally found his ideal location for CompanionBook, there was one hitch.

Before I was there, it was an Italian menswear store. Ireally wanted the space, but he (the previous owner) refusedto close down the business, so I had to buy his business,Kirkpatrick explains. So for a month, I ran a menswearstore.

Kirkpatrick had a fire sale and then donated about $35,000in clothes to charity. He closed shop, gutted the space,renovated and opened up his bookstore.

Before he made the move to books, Kirkpatrick had workedin the corporate world. But he grew tired of the bureaucracyand yearned to do his own thing.

I wanted to work more and make less, he says, joking

about the challenges of running your own business, adding,but Im happier doing it.

Ive always loved books. Ive always loved used bookstores but was frustrated by them, he says.

They are often cluttered, dark, the air thick with used-booksmell.

Kirkpatrick put thousands of dollars into designing hisspace so that it would be bright, clutter-free and airy.

One of North Americas most famous used bookstores isPowells Books in Portland, Oregon. It a used-book Mecca,and Kirkpatrick was lucky enough to get a private tour andthree days of browsing in the backrooms of Powells.

Powells was one of the first stores to sell used booksthrough the online mega store Amazon. Just two weeks ago,Kirkpatrick started selling his used books through Amazon,and online sales have increased by two to three times already.

Kirkpatricks store also carries rare and collectors titles.

It wasnt my plan at the beginning (to sell rare books). When

people bring books into the store, theres a certain percentage ofrare books that show up, so I sort of backed into it, he says.

One of the most-profitable collectors books he encounteredwas a limited edition Stephen King novel from The DarkTower series. The book included artwork and was signed byKing and the artist. There are only 400 copies of the book.

I sold it for $6,000 to a fellow from South Carolina,Kirkpatrick says.

While a big, exciting sale makes for a good story, its reallythe recent titles in nice, shiny pocketbooks from well-knownauthors and romance novels that are his bread and butter.

As for Kirkpatrick, he loves to read science fiction books,books on law, history, spirituality and metaphysics.

In the roughly 60,000 titles currently stocked at the store,theres sure to be a companion book for every reader.

Companion Book is located at 4094 Hastings St. For moreinformation, visit www.companionbook.com.

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