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Burnaby Public Library
McGill Branch Library, 4595 Albert Street
Librarians' Choice: International Crime & Mystery
February 9 | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Tour the world of crime and mystery with Burnaby Librarians!
Crime novels set in distant locales offer much more than just
local colour and a good mystery; they are also a window on
the cultures of diverse continents and countries. Join the fun
for an evening of fast-paced reviews of recommended crime &
mystery novels from around the world.
Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Free, but
space is limited. Register online at www.bpl.bc.ca, in person at
the McGill information desk, or telephone 604-299-8955.
Cameron Recreation Complex
9523 Cameron Street
Healthy Kids Preschool Fair
February 7 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Visit a health nurse, play on the indoor playground and take
part in activities and crafts. Community agencies specializing
in preschool services will be on hand to answer questions.
Admission is free. For more information, visit www.burnaby.ca
or telephone 604-297-4456.
Bill Copeland Sports Centre
3676 Kensington Avenue
La Bohème
February 23 & 25 | 8:00 p.m.
La Bohème is a beloved opera classic and one of the brightest
stars in Giacomo Puccini’s repertoire. A musical masterpiece
- a timeless tale of love, loss, deception and heart-break, with
glorious music as only Puccini could write. Performed by
Burnaby Lyric Opera, this performance will bring you the
best of B.C.’s top young professional opera singers, giving
you the rare opportunity to say you saw them here first. For
more information visit www.shadboltcentre.com or www.
burnabylyricopera.org, or telephone the Shadbolt Box
Office at 604-205-3000.
Burnaby Streamkeepers
Program
Celebrate the 16th year of the Burnaby Streamkeepers
Program, dedicated to municipal environmental stewardship,
by attending one of these great events! For a list of active
local streamkeeper groups visit the City of Burnaby at www.
burnaby.ca/streamkeepers.
Burnaby Art Gallery
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Tuesday-Friday | 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday | 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Renée Van Halm
Koenig
2001
Gouache on paper
Collection of the artist
© Renée Van Halm, 2011
Mayor Derek Corrigan and City of Burnaby councillors welcome your
questions and suggestions. Additional City Council information – including
event and initiative news, meeting schedules and contact numbers – is
available at www.burnaby.ca or please telephone 604-294-7340.
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Mayor Derek Corrigan
Email: mayor.corrigan@burnaby.ca
Councillor Colleen Jordan
Email: colleen.jordan@burnaby.ca
City of Burnaby
4949 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2
Councillor Pietro Calendino
Email: pietro.calendino@burnaby.ca
Councillor Anne Kang
Email: anne.kang@burnaby.ca
Councillor Richard Chang
Email: richard.chang@burnaby.ca
Councillor Paul McDonell
E-mail: paul.mcdonell@burnaby.ca
Councillor Sav Dhaliwal
E-mail: sav.dhaliwal@burnaby.ca
Councillor Nick Volkow
E-mail: nick.volkow@burnaby.ca
Councillor Dan Johnston
E-mail: dan.johnston@burnaby.ca
www.burnaby.ca
Burnaby Schools' 120th
Anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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“With our Social and Economic sustainability strategies complete, we will now work with the community
to develop an Environmental Sustainability Strategy that will guide Burnaby’s environmental decisions
over the next years. Together, all three strategies will ensure Burnaby continues to show regional, national
and international sustainability leadership.” Mayor Derek Corrigan
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Burnaby City Council
2012
Burnaby Celebrates
Local Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Renée Van Halm: Cross-Cutting/Inside Out
February 10 – April 8, 2012
Reception: February 9, 2012 | 7:00 p.m.
The Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present the first survey
exhibition of Canadian artist Renée Van Halm’s work. Focusing
primarily on the artist’s works on paper, the exhibition explores in
detail the artist’s interest in the role architecture plays in shaping
our physical and social interactions. For more information,
visit www.burnabyartgallery.ca or telephone 604-297-4422.
2012 Great Salmon Send-Off
Stoney Creek Community School
2740 Beaverbrook Crescent
Saturday May 12 | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Come and release young salmon into Stoney Creek. Family
friendly activities and educational activities for everyone. For
more information visit www.scec.ca.
Invasive Plant Removal Work-Party
Deer Lake Park
Sunday May 27 | 10:00 a.m.
Help remove the invasive plant Policeman’s Helmet from
beautiful Deer Lake Park. For more information visit http://
www.meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team or
email lowermainlandgreenteam@gmail.com.
W i n t e r
Free Family Sunday Programs | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Join us for an interactive experience that combines the current
gallery exhibit with a free, hands-on studio activity starting
every half hour from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. No registration is
required, all ages welcome.
Valentine’s Skate, February 11 | 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day Skate, March 17 | 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Bring the whole family for fun theme skating, crafts, face
painting and more! Regular admission and rental rates apply.
For more information, visit www.burnaby.ca or telephone
604-297-4521.
The Ultimate Comedy Show
February 3 | 8:00 p.m.
A variety comedy show consisting of sketch, stand-up and
improv featuring some of the best comedy acts in the world.
All types of comedy on a wide range of topics, this show has a
little something for everyone; after all, it is The Ultimate Comedy
Show! To find out more visit www.shadboltcentre.com
or telephone the Box Office at 604-205-3000.
InfoBurnaby
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City Manager: RH (Bob) Moncur
Editor: Rebekah Mahaffey
Designer: Don Dool
ISSN 1198-399X
This newsletter is printed on recycled paper
The City of Burnaby is committed to ensuring Burnaby continues to be a
vibrant and resilient community, built on a solid base of economic, social
and environmental sustainability.
With the successful completion of both the Social Sustainability
Strategy and the award-winning Economic Development Strategy, the
City is now developing an Environmental Sustainability Strategy.
Burnaby is already recognized as an environmental leader. The process
to develop the new Environmental Strategy will bring together hundreds
of Burnaby citizens to sharpen and refine our environmental focus in a
way that reflects needs and expectations of Burnaby citizens. The Strategy
will articulate a vision, goals and achievable actions that recognize current
challenges and opportunities, while providing the flexibility to adapt to
changing needs and opportunities.
The Strategy will be developed over two years and will include
opportunities for participation and input from a broad range of community
members, including, for example, stewardship groups, environmental
leaders, non-profits and businesses in an open and inclusive communitybased process. All of these community members will work with a blueribbon steering committee, chaired by Mayor Derek Corrigan, to develop
the strategy. The committee will be appointed by Council in spring 2012.
The development of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy will
be complemented by two other related studies, a Community Energy
and Emissions Plan and a Metrotown District Energy (Pre-Feasibility) Study.
The Community Energy and Emissions Plan will develop a framework to
help reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions within the city. The
Metrotown District Energy (Pre-Feasibility) Study will look at the possibilities
in this town centre area for district energy systems that would improve
efficiency and reduce emissions from heating and cooling systems. These
studies will be funded in part by BC Hydro through a partnership agreement.
The Environmental Sustainability Strategy, along with the two energy
initiatives, will complement and support the Social Sustainability and
Economic Development strategies.
For more information about these projects, to learn how you
can get involved, or to be added to our project email list, please
visit www.burnaby.ca/ess, e-mail ecoplanning@burnaby.ca, or
telephone 604-294-7404.
Did you know?
• 25% of City land is preserved for park, conservation and greenspace – over 5,500 acres
• Burnaby was one of the first communities in B.C. to implement an open watercourse policy, way back in 1973
• Mayor Derek Corrigan was awarded the Federation of Canadian Municipalities 2011 Green Champion Award for his leadership in promoting sustainable community development
• Burnaby was one of the first Lower Mainland municipalities to implement a City-wide Food Scraps
recycling program in 2010
• The Burnaby Lake Rejuvenation Project won the 2011 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. Environment Award
• The City won the Fraser Basin Council Overall Sustainability Award in 2002
• Burnaby is Canada’s first Blue Community, awarded by the Canadian Union for Public Employees in 2011 for water conservation and protection initiatives and policies
• The City won the 2011 FCM Sustainable Community Award
(in partnership with the Simon Fraser University Community Trust) for Integrated Neighbourhood Development
Burnaby Celebrates Local Heroes
25 to 30 years to complete the combined sewer elimination
program.
New Water and Sewer Pumping Stations
Aging water and sewer pumping stations will be upgraded to
meet growth-related demands. Specifically:
• a new $3 million pumping station in North Burnaby will replace the aging Curtis/Duthie station. It will feature a pump design that will reduce operating and maintenance costs. Design and construction is being led by the City with joint funding from SFU and Burnaby Mountain Community Trust.
• a new Gilmore sewage pump station will be completed in 2012 to accommodate population growth in Brentwood Town Centre.
about taxes
The City of Burnaby is committed to social, environmental
and financial sustainability. Ongoing maintenance of water
and sewer infrastructure is critical to Burnaby’s success in all
of these areas because it ensures environmental and human
health and it allows infrastructure issues to be addressed
when financially prudent, not when a potentially costly
crisis arises due to lack of ongoing attention.
To ensure Burnaby will continue to provide sustainable
utility services and infrastructure, several important projects
are under way.
On October 3, 2011 Burnaby Council celebrated the 15th year
of honouring our City’s Local Heroes in a special ceremony
at City Hall. Local Heroes are community volunteers who
have been nominated because of their significant personal
contributions to our community’s well-being. For more
information on the Local Hero program, and on the 2011
winners, visit www.burnaby.ca.
2011 Sewer and Water Rates
Burnaby City Council has approved a 6% increase in sanitary
sewer rates and a 6% increase in water rates for 2012. The
new rates reflect a Metro Vancouver increase to the supplycost of water, sewer levy charge increases billed to the City
by the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District
(GVS/DD) and the replacement of aging infrastructure. The
average cost per household of both services combined is $79
per month.
Water Main Replacement
The City is committed to ongoing replacement of aging
water mains that are at the end of their useful life. Through
the annual replacement program, the City has made good
progress in replacing these aging pipes.
(left to right) Councillor Paul McDonell, Stephen Hughes,
Raymond McKay, Nellie Wong, Jim McQueen, Vicky Ma,
Darlene Gering, and Mayor Derek Corrigan
(Missing: Sonia Purewal)
Combined Sewer System Replacement
The combined sewer system that was built in the north
Burnaby and southeast Burnaby areas in the 1950s
conveys both drainage and sewage in the same pipe. This
leads to occasional sewer overflows during heavy rainfall
periods. The City initiated the combined sewer separation
program 12 years ago with the goal of installing separate
storm and sewer pipes. Given the complex nature of the
replacement work, it is estimated that it will take a further
Burnaby Lights Up the Night
The award-winning City of Burnaby Griffiths Drive pedestrian and cyclist overpass has been
‘brightened up’ with the investment of additional lighting improvements including energy
efficient blue LED and white metal halide lights for night-time use. This overpass provides
an important connection for pedestrians and cyclists between the urban trail network in the
Southpoint-Taylor Park neighbourhood and the walkways leading to Byrne Creek Secondary
School. For more information on this unique community gateway visit www.burnaby.ca.
The Burnaby Branch of the B.C. Retired Teachers Association (BCRTA), supported by
the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission, is working on a book project,
the History of Burnaby Schools: 1892-2012, to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the
Burnaby school system. To help with this project, the Commission is inviting community
members to submit their stories of attending, teaching, or working at Burnaby schools. The
story could be about a favourite or infamous student, a memorable school event, the teacher
that mentored you, or the field trip you’ll never forget. Submit your story today!
Submitted stories should be between 100-200 words, and can be emailed to
burnabyheritageschools@gmail.com. While every effort will be made to include all
submitted stories in the final book, all collected stories will be preserved for posterity in the
City of Burnaby Archives. For more information telephone the Burnaby BCRTA President
Janet White at 604-433-4373.
If paid by March 15
If paid after March 15
Sewer
458.11
482.64
Water
487.24
512.88
Total
945.75
995.52
• Table
scraps & plate scrapings
• Food-soiled paper (paper towels,
napkins, paper plates)
• Vegetables, salad (with dressing) & fruit
• Pizza delivery boxes
$60.00
$35.00*
*Copy of certificate required.
Contact the Licence Office at 604-294-7320 for more information.
Be a responsible dog owner by leashing your pet and picking up after it when in public.
Owner’s Name
Address
Postal Code
Home Telephone
Alternate Telephone
Dog’s Name
YES! Add these items:
• Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish & bones
• Bread, dough, pasta, grains
• Egg and dairy products
• Coffee grounds, filters & tea (loose & bags)
$50.00
$25.00*
Burnaby Dog Licence Form
All single and two-family homes, and now multi-family complexes serviced by the City of
Burnaby, are able to recycle their food scraps. Below is a list of some common
accepted items. Please DO NOT include plastic or compostable plastic ‘like’ bags, or
other non-compostable materials such as twist ties, plastic containers, metal, glass
or items such as animal waste, diapers or liquids. To learn more about this program
visit www.burnaby.ca/foodscraps or contact us at 604-294-7972 or engineering@
burnaby.ca.
Breed
Sex
Colour(s)
neutered male
spayed female
male (unaltered)
female (unaltered)
Please mail this form, along with a cheque payable to City of Burnaby, Licence Office
4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, V5G 1M2
Class at East Burnaby School on Edmonds Street - 1912
For further information contact the Tax Office at 604294-7350, by email at tax_dept@burnaby.ca, or visit
www.burnaby.ca.
Single Family Residence
Burnaby’s Animal Control Bylaw requires that dog owners purchase
a licence for their dogs. There is a limit of two dogs per household.
Dog licences may be purchased by using the clip out form below.
You may also purchase a licence at Burnaby City Hall, the Burnaby
Animal Shelter (SPCA) at 3202 Norland Avenue, or at any
participating Burnaby Veterinary Clinics.
Dog Licence Fees
Before 2012 March 01
- Each dog
- Each spayed/neutered dog
After 2012 March 01
- Each dog
- Each spayed/neutered dog
How Do I Pay My Utility Bill?
• Use online banking or telephone banking services
• At your financial institution (bank or credit union)
• By mail to: Burnaby Tax Office, PO Box 6200, Vancouver Station Main, V6B 4B5
• In person or through the letterbox at City Hall (4949 Canada Way)
The 2012 annual charge for a single family residence is:
Dog Licence Fees for 2012
Burnaby Schools’ 120th
Anniversary: The ABC’s of History
The 2012 Utility Statements will be mailed at the
beginning of February. To be eligible for the 5% discount,
the utility charges must be paid by the due date, whether
or not a Utility Statement is received. If you have not
received your 2012 Utility Statement by February 15,
telephone the Tax Office at 604-294-7350. Payments
received AFTER March 15 will not be eligible for the
discount. Unpaid charges are added to 2012 taxes and
will be subject to the same penalties as property taxes.
Property taxes will be due July 4, 2012.
Invasive Plants –
Cut Them Out!
Although garden growth slows down in the fall and winter,
invasive plant management is something City of Burnaby
residents should be mindful of the entire year.
To learn more about identifying, removing and controlling
invasive plants in your garden, attend the City’s “Cut it Out”
workshop series, scheduled for April 2012. Register now
through the City’s Webreg: webreg.city.burnaby.bc.ca
When clearing your garden, be cautious of composting
invasive plant waste. Invasive plant seeds and plant parts
often survive composting and will spread quickly. Make sure
invasive plant waste is bagged separately and disposed of as
garbage.
English Ivy, Common Periwinkle and English Holly are
examples of invasive plant species that stay green and can be
removed all year. In the spring, be watchful of Giant Hogweed
and Knotweed species, with their great heights and distinctive
leaves and flowers. These two species are regional concerns
for personal safety and environmental reasons. Residents are
asked to keep a look out for these plants and remove them
immediately from their yards.
For more information on the workshops, or about how
to identify and remove common invasive plants, go to: www.
burnaby.ca/invasive-species, telephone 604-294-7690,
or email invasiveplants@burnaby.ca.