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LOOkInG BaCk/LOOkInG aHead: snakeHead HuntInG
Now pickled, fish awaits further identification Potential invasive species hunted for weeks before caught in Burnaby last June
“It” is the snakehead fish discovered in Burnaby’s Central Park last spring by someone with a video camera on Mother’s Day. Biologists from the environment Wanda Chow ministry and local universities wchow@burnabynewsleader.com and city parks staff hunted the The subject of much anxiety in highly-invasive species for weeks Burnaby last spring now sits in before it was finally caught June a jar of formaldehyde, awaiting 8 after the park’s lagoon had further study. been partially drained to aid the “It’s pickled and the jar even search. has a steel clamp on it. He’s not The fish, which has been getting out of there,” said Gavin imported live and sold for Hanke, curator of vertebrate aquariums or in Asian food zoology for the Royal B.C. markets, caught the imagination Museum in Victoria, with a of many. laugh. After all, the freshwater fish has sharp teeth and can range in Wanda CHOW/neWsLeadeR Testing is currently being done on the snakehead caught in a pond in Central Park length from 10 inches to more to determine whether it is a Northern snakehead. than one metre (3.3 feet). They can reproduce incredibly quickly, with spawning females releasing Hanke. Whether the Burnaby clean invasive zebra and quagga up to 15,000 eggs as often as five specimen was the northern variety mussels, dead or alive, off their times a year, and have voracious still hasn’t been confirmed, he boats or equipment could be fined appetites, eating fish, amphibians said, noting one group that used up to $100,000. and other small animals. DNA testing on tissue samples It will also be an offence They even have a primitive lung claims it’s a “spotted snakehead,” to possess, ship or transport system that allows them to slither a species that could also survive a prohibited aquatic invasive across land for days or weeks for a long time in the Lower species and to fail to prevent them depending on the habitat. Mainland. from breeding. Those offences Not surprisingly, many media “That’s a bit of a controversy carry fines of up to $50,000 for a reports dubbed it “fishzilla.” right now that’s got to be first conviction. In recent years, snakeheads rectified,” Hanke said of exactly “The Northern snakehead have taken over waters in parts what type of snakehead was was the impetus to do this but es pric originAlcaught s with seAr the United States in Burnaby. we took the opportunity to AlwAys up to 60%ofoff the Maryland Department the B.C. Ministry make it broader and to include 18TH in effect Thursday, Oct. Meanwhile, Prices day, Oct. 24TH, 2012 ofTNatural Resources even of Environment announced other species that we know to Wednes OUTLE unless otherwise stated, while quantities last. E its second annual changes to its controlled alien would pose a risk to the natural STORannouncing sale priced merchandise may not be exactly as illustrated. snakehead contest this year, species regulations on Dec. 20 environment,” said Environment ! the release of NOW ArrIV S ArE WOMEN’S together® LONG tWEED chrISt whereMAS prizes worthES up tobOOt $200 are thatIN would make Minister Terry Lake in an t catch and OutLE cOAt with FAuX Fur cOLLAr EArLY At SEArS ED SELEct WOMEaN’S offered for people who live aquatic invasive species, interview. $209.99 was SAVE uP tO 70% OFF & FAShIO FALLsuch kill thePrIcES invasive fish. as aNsnakehead, into local Pet stores and food markets ON A LArGE 99 OrIGINAL $ WINtEr bOOtS WrAPPING S,dozen OrNAMENt EA. Nt OFthe ASSOrtMEOf NOW ONLY three species waters subject to a fine ranging will no longer be allowed to sell 99.99 $69.99-$1 was PAPEr, DEcOrAtIONS & cArDS of snakehead, it’s the Northern from $2,500 to $250,000 for live snakeheads, and many have WOMEN’S NEVADA® DOLMAN hAVE ArrIVED the greatest NOW tOYS N ONLYconviction, and $5,000 SLEEVE cArDIGA snakehead that poses a first already voluntarily stopped GavIn Hanke/RBCM thE OutLEt At was $34.99 99 The snakehead that was caught in $ 99 problem in Canada because it’s to $500,000 for a subsequent carrying them, Lake said. $ $ this99 SAVE 70% OFF Pr. Burnaby’s Central Park year is now EA. tIcKEt the OrIGINAL one that canPrIcES survive and conviction. “Certainly we recognize there SEArS NOW ONLY preserved at the Royal British Columbia reproduce in our cold waters, said Similarly, people who don’t was a gap there and this is closing Museum in Victoria.
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The NewsLeader 2012 Newsmaker of The year: ChrisTiNe siNCLair
Soccer phenom hits rock-star status in 2012 Grant Granger
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Christine Sinclair entered 2012 with a cultlike recognition factor reserved for core and casual followers of Canadian women’s soccer. She exits the year having achieved rock star status in this country. Earlier this month, Sinclair was not only named Canada’s top female athlete, but also won the Lou Marsh Award as the top athlete overall. It was the first time a soccer player of any gender had won the award, even though the country has produced some pretty good ones along the way. But it was no contest. Every other potential candidate, including NHL superstars, paled in comparison to Sinclair and her exploits. Needless to say, not even the notorious Central Park snakehead could prevent Sinclair from being a slam dunk in being named the Burnaby NewsLeader Newsmaker of the Year for 2012.
Sinclair’s year began basically in the backyard of Burnaby, where she was raised by father Bill, a top notch player himself, and mother Sandra, whose lineage is from Burnaby’s soccer royalty, the Gant family. She captained Canada during the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament at BC Place to a berth in the 2012 Summer Games in London. It was a much needed boost to the Canadian program because in 2011 the women finished last at the 16-country World Cup in Germany. The Olympic qualifier was just a warm-up act, though. Sinclair elevated her stature across Canada with a sublime performance in a losing cause against their fiercest adversary, the United States, in the Olympic semifinals. The drama of the match mesmerized the country. Three times Sinclair scored to give Canada the lead. Three times the
Americans tied it, although many Canadians believe the Swedish referee should have received an assist on couple of goals. Eventually the vaunted Americans wore down their northern neighbours scoring the decisive tally in the dying seconds of overtime and a shootout looming. That didn’t stop Sinclair from firing shots, but this time they were aimed at the sport’s governing body, FIFA, and not U.S. goalie Hope Solo. Her raw, passionate emotion evoked a response across Canada, as did her spectacular play in the tournament which netted her the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals, six overall. Although she didn’t score in the bronze medal victory over France, Sinclair had already won over the hearts of Canadians. Her legendary status in the country seemed to grow when FIFA suspended her for four international games for defending her country.
Canada hosts the women’s World Cup of soccer in 2015, and Christine Sinclair and her team are already hard at work training.
That warmth has not disappeared. Everywhere she goes in Canada she gets mobbed, especially by adoring girls. “It’s been an incredible
ride … It’s crazy. I don’t think any of us expected this,” Sinclair told TSN recently. “To still have it going, I don’t think any of us expected it.
“We’ve experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in the past 18 months. We finished dead last at the World Cup in Germany. We were heartbroken, there were veteran players who didn’t know if they wanted to continue. But then [head coach John Herdman] came along and changed everybody’s attitudes to believing we could beat anyone on any given day. And we brought home an Olympic medal. It’s insane.” Herdman, who joined the team after the 2011 disappointment, already has the Canadian women training for 2015. Since Canada will be the host country the team will not need to qualify for the tournament. But that doesn’t mean they will be sitting back and basking in the glow of their Olympic triumph. There could be more spectacular feats from Burnaby’s best in years to come. “We don’t want the bronze medal to be a onetime thing,” vowed Sinclair.
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A few bad seeds The federal government is bent on pushing medical marijuana grow operations out of residential homes. Crime and safety – home invasions, faulty wiring and mould – are the main reasons, and the plan has the backing of fire chiefs in B.C. An apartment fire in Maple Ridge on Dec. 13, which left dozens of people homeless, illustrates their concerns, as investigators found three grow ops on the second floor, where the fire started, and which they believe was electrical in origin. But Health Canada has said that the proposed legislation, which would regulate medical marijuana grow ops and push them to industrial or agricultural areas, where they would be subject to inspections, will drive up the purchase price. Would that not fuel illegal grows and trade, similar to what occurs now? Wouldn’t that nullify any changes to eliminate safety risks? Part of the plan is to let Health Canada medical possession and grow licenses expire in 2014. What if, under the new regulations, some who do need it for medicinal purposes can’t afford to buy from newly licensed growers? Who benefits then? Ottawa’s plan seems only to serve those who can afford to establish commercial grow op businesses, and put those who subvert the process into prison. Why not regulate, license and disclose small grows in homes, window-sill-type operations for personal, medicinal use? Why not follow Washington and Colorado, and just legalize recreational use? Clearly there is much money to be made in marijuana, and in Canada, we’re wasting way too much money and time trying to curb what is beyond the control of our authorities. Taking away patients’ personal production licences is akin to punishing all because of a few bad seeds. – Black Press
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Handing out the BADies of 2012 The naughty and nice list is so last week. This week it’s time for another annual tradition, although calling something in its second year a tradition is dubious. Just as dubious are the Burnaby Awards of Distinction, a.k.a. the BADies, since they’re the creation of an aging keyboard curmudgeon. The BADies acknowledge the newsmakers and the issues making news in Burnaby in 2012, some of them for the right reasons and others for not-soright reasons. A good place to begin is with the obvious. Christine Sinclair established herself as a Canadian sports superstar by winning the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete in 2012. Her glow in the media included many references to Burnaby, which is proud the quiet girl it raised has become a force on the national scene. In the same vein, the city also saw Joe Sakic receive his sport’s ultimate honour being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Burnaby Joe’s entry into such a hallowed shrine, and Sinclair’s national nod, are on a much higher level of prestige than
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the BADies, but good on them anyway. A temporary resident of Burnaby in 2012 gained national attention for, alternately amusing and frightening residents with its presence. The snakehead fish in a Central Park pond caused so much consternation it is definitely worthy of a BADie. Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy received two BADies in 2011. He only gets one for 2012. It would be better for him if he got none. Last year, he received a BADie for his meteoric rise into cabinet as the only MLA to back South Burnaby native Christy Clark for BC Liberal leader. He received another for the bumbling and stumbling that led to him being booted out of cabinet. Bloy kept up his downhill roll in 2012, chairing a committee
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looking into Burnaby Hospital. As the year went on it became evident it was a botched partisan attempt to have the Liberals reclaim the Burnaby-Deer Lake riding from the NDP’s Kathy Corrigan. However, Bloy shares the BADie with Liberal Burnaby backroom organizer Pamela Gardner whose emails to other party operatives revealed the committee’s reason for existence was political in nature and not an altruistic attempt to benefit the community. Almost by association, Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee should get a piece of Bloy’s BADie, but Lee’s participation on the committee seems too inconsequential to deserve it. Developers deserve a BADie as well, although labeling it a good “distinction” depends on your view of urban growth. High rises and office towers are sprouting to record heights in the city. There are plans for not only more buildings exceeding 40 storeys, but even some over 50, 60 or possibly as high as 70. They are being erected around and over top of SkyTrain stations with the belief rapid transit
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should be surrounded by high density. They will add a muchneeded dynamic to Burnaby, a city that while being clean attractive and well run, lacks identity. It was hilarious to hear a North Delta resident at a public hearing into a proposal for a 30-storey high rise declare “we don’t want North Delta to turn into Burnaby.” And being known for endless decrepit strip malls and tedious treeless subdivisions is preferable? Keep them in North Delta, and Burnaby will gladly take the benefits density brings. An under-the-radar BADie goes to Kinder Morgan for its proposal to twin its pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby. It hasn’t received the notoriety its northern cousin, Enbridge, has received but it surely will create more of a negative noise than it already has as the process evolves. That’s it for the 2012 BADies. Can’t wait to see who and what distinctions 2013 brings. Grant Granger is a reporter with the NewsLeader.
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A8 NewsLeader Friday, December 28, 2012
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O’Christmas Tree, O’Christmas Tree, How Can I Recycle Thee? The City of Burnaby provides collection of Christmas trees to residents with curbside garbage collection, and multifamily complexes that have City garbage collection. Christmas trees will be collected on the following days: Curbside Collection Residents North of Highway 1 –week of January 7th, 2013. Please have your tree out on Monday, January 7th as trees will be collected throughout the week. Residents South of Highway 1 – week of January 14th, 2013. Please have your tree out on Monday, January 14th as trees will be collected throughout the week. Multi-Family Collection Christmas tree collection for residents living in multi-family complexes with City garbage collection will occur on Wednesday, January 2nd and Thursday, January, 3rd. All trees must be placed out on Wednesday, January 2nd by 7:00am in a designated location accessible for collection crews.
Drop Off The City’s Still Creek Recycling Depot accepts Christmas trees from Burnaby residents free of charge. Depot Hours: Monday to Sunday, 8:00am to 3:45pm. The depot will be closed on Tuesday, December 25th and Wednesday, December 26th, 2012, and Tuesday, January 1st, 2013. Tree Recycling Tips • Remove all ornaments, tinsel and lights • Do not bag or put your tree in your Green Bin • No artificial trees are accepted • Trees sprayed with snow foam cannot be recycled
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Hospital consultations became political football Council questioned its intentions from the start Wanda chow
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Burnaby Hospital’s year in the news was one of political wrangling, damage control and, when it came to the community consultation committee struck to look into its future, a clumsily-handled exercise in bad optics, no matter how well intentioned. In February, it came to light that several senior doctors at the hospital had written to Fraser Health Authority CEO Dr. Nigel Murray over a situation that had led to the facility having the worst rates of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) in the province resulting in dozens of deaths over a three-year period. One of the issues raised was the age of the hospital, part of which was built in the 1950s, and an outdated design that hampered cleaning efforts, a major component of infection
control. On April 27, thenHealth Minister Michael de Jong announced Fraser Health was undertaking the first stage of a master planning process for Burnaby Hospital at a cost of $230,000. The announcement came late on a Friday afternoon, not generally the best time if someone actually wants wide media coverage. At his visit to the hospital that day, de Jong also announced Liberal MLAs Harry Bloy (BurnabyLougheed) and Richard Lee (Burnaby-North) would chair and vice-chair, respectively, the Burnaby Hospital Community Consultation Committee, an additional public process. Interestingly, the ministry’s press release about the Fraser Health planning process made no mention of the Bloy-led committee. And a few weeks later when the NewsLeader began looking into criticism about the makeup of the group, Michelle Stewart, then-communications director
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for the health ministry, said, “The ministry didn’t have a role in establishing the committee,” before referring all inquiries to Bloy and Lee. In May, when two Burnaby Hospital nurses pointed out to Burnaby council that no frontline nurses were included in the 12-member committee, Coun. Nick Volkow responded that neither were any representatives of council or city hall despite the fact land-use issues would likely be discussed. Instead, joining the two MLAs were Pamela Gardner, former hospital board member; Dr. David Jones, the hospital’s medical coordinator; Burnaby Hospital Foundation member Vern Milani; emergency physician Dr. David Yap; plastic surgeon Dr. Ross Horton; Burnaby accountant Bob Enns; SUCCESS CEO Thomas Tam; retired nurse Teresa Leung; former nurse Wendy Scott; and Jennifer Roff, registrar of the College of Denturists. As it turns out, Gardner was a former Liberal riding president for BurnabyEdmonds and has donated to the party. And no one with New Democratleanings were invited to be part of the committee, including Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan, in whose riding the hospital sits. Burnaby council chose to ignore what it believed was a politically-motivated initiative to focus the city’s efforts on what it deemed the “official” planning process, that being done by Fraser Health and the health ministry. Bloy replied council’s decision would mean Burnaby citizens would lose out. “It’s saddening for the people of Burnaby that council and staff won’t be participating in our citizens’ forum,” he told the NewsLeader in June. “The committee was announced by the Minister of Health. I don’t know how much more official you can get.”
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Public meetings were held in the summer, when people commented on everything from the cost of parking and wanting more culturally-diverse hospital food to the aging buildings and, in the case of surgeons, the lack of operating room time. Then, as if to quell any suggestion that the committee was apolitical, came a series of emails leaked to the B.C. NDP which Gardner, the committee’s “citizen chair,” sent to Liberal operatives and Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. They discussed how the committee’s work could be used as part of a Liberal election strategy. The final report, it was learned, was being written by Sonya Sanguinetti, a retired lawyer and a former president of the B.C. Liberal Party. And in one email, Gardner suggested Fraser Health would be blamed for complaints about the lack of hospital resources. Referring to Sanguinetti, Gardner wrote, “She feels this isn’t a reflection on the Liberal government but more on the Chair of Fraser Health. The government hires someone and has to trust they will do an equitable job. It’s not the Liberals that force and continue to allow the citizens of Burnaby to suffer.” That was followed by a three-page document also leaked to the NDP and purportedly written by three Liberal operatives—Gardner, Brian Bonney, a former Burnaby mayoral candidate who reportedly works as a B.C. government communications director, and Mark Robertson, director of field operations for the BC Liberal Party—which proposes using the prospect of a rebuilt Burnaby Hospital as a
A leaked document suggests operatives of the BC Liberal Party sought to take control of the Burnaby Hospital issue, if Premier Christy Clark led to the charge of have the aging structure replaced.
campaign issue. “Everyone in Burnaby feels Burnaby hospital needs to be re-built. Citizens feel we have been overlooked for many years,” it said. “A PCC (Premier Christy Clark) government delivering this will dramatically help our chances to win Deer Lake where the hospital resides.” The document appeared to suggest the idea for the hospital review and planning process came in December 2011 as the document recommended Clark, de Jong, Lee and Bloy tour the hospital and announce a rebuild or review. By the time the committee’s report was released on Nov. 30, its credibility was in question. Nevertheless, it raised concerns about aging infrastructure such as the fact if plumbing or electrical worked needs to be done in the old buildings, the service to the entire building would have to be shut down first. But while the committee was started to look at the future of Burnaby Hospital, specifically the need for new or upgraded buildings, much of the report
dealt with the seemingly lower amount of operational funding it receives compared to other hospitals in the region. Fraser Health said it would review the report but that it appeared much of its operational comparisons were not apples to apples. MacDiarmid said it also didn’t take into account that as a community hospital, Burnaby would normally receive fewer resources than those designated to provide a higher level of care. Days after the report was released, MacDiarmid said she would be meeting with Fraser Health and health ministry officials to discuss how the issues raised would be addressed. She said she had met with Burnaby Hospital doctors after becoming minister in September and a consultant is expected to complete a report soon on the concerns they brought up then. The new master plan for the hospital is also due for completion by Fraser Health shortly, the first step in the redevelopment planning process, she said. twitter.com/WandaChow
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7 to 8:45 p.m. Where: 7175 Royal Oak Avenue (near Skytrain) and Tommy Douglas Library (alternating weeks). Info: Susan at 604-2986693. Burnaby International Folk Dancers: Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every n i g h t ; a l l l ev e l s welcome, no partner needed. When: Every Tuesday, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby. Cost: $4 drop-in, first night free. Info: 604-436-9475. The BurnabyN ew We s t m i n s t e r Newcomers and Friends Club welcomes women who are new to the area as well as longtime residents. Meet women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. When: Meets the second Wednesday of each month. Info: Lenore, 604-294-6913. Burnaby Historical Society meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Burnaby Village M u s e u m . Vi s i t o r s and new members are always welcome. Where: 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Council of Senior Citizens Organizations: COSCO is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Seniors organizations wishing to affiliate, or individuals wishing to become members, please contact Ernie Bayer at 604-576-9734. Info: www.coscobc.ca. Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake: Come to the Thursday breakfast meetings. When: 7:15 a.m. Where: Eagle Creek Restaurant, at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, 7600 Halifax St. Info: www. rotaryburnabydeerlake. org, Janice, 604-4200038.
Burnaby Rhododendron and Gardens Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Discovery Room of Burnaby Village Museum. Info: Lindsey McCann at 604-439-1129 or e-mail info@brags.ca.
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EvEnts Heritage Christmas: A n nu a l s a l u t e t o Christmas gets lit up with over 24,000 lights to complement the traditional sights, sounds and tastes of Christmases past at the village. Features h o l i d ay s c ave n g e r hunt, seasonal entertainment and special displays by the Miniature Club of BC and the Canadiana Costume S o c i e t y. When: Dec. 15 to Jan. 4, 12 to 9 p.m. (closed Dec. 24 and 25). Where: Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Cost: Gate admission free, carousel rides $2.30 each.
Plus-Size Swimming: Join a small group of plus-size women who rent a Burnaby public pool on Saturday mornings to paddle around, swim lengths, float and relax in private. Info: Gertie, 604-737-7830 or Lynne, 604-789-7972.
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the overseas demand for Alberta crude. In recent years the pipeline has had more requests for capacity than it can accommodate, resulting in all wanda chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com customers seeing their capacity reduced. Chevron has had to augment the supply of Compared to the controversy over Enbridge’s crude it gets through the pipeline with crude proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, Kinder shipped in by tanker trucks, and is looking into Morgan’s own pipeline project has practically rail shipments as well, Chevron spokesman Ray flown under the radar. Lord said in an interview last June. The company is proposing to twin its 60-yearBurnaby council officially opposed the Kinder old, 1,150-km Trans Mountain pipeline, which Morgan project. The Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, runs between Edmonton and Burnaby. The whose traditional lands includes Burnaby, project would increase its capacity from the joined a campaign which, under indigenous current 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) to law, bans tar sands pipelines through 750,000 bpd to allow for increased overseas traditional First Nations territories and exports of bitumen crude oil from the tankers transporting oil sands crude within Alberta oil sands. salmon migration routes on the B.C. coast. That would also significantly increase Opposition groups sprang up, including stewart the number of oil tankers using Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Burrard Inlet, a fact not lost on local Morgan Expansion (BROKE) and the environmentalists, residents and First Nations. Fraser Valley’s Pipe Up Network. Burnaby-Douglas New Democrat MP Kennedy And reports of how an Enbridge pipeline spill Stewart, whose riding includes the final stretch was handled in Kalamazoo, Mich., highlighted of pipeline as well as the Westridge Terminal, has the issues, including health concerns, related to been vocal in raising concerns including the fact spills of heavy bitumen crude, the same product property owners along the eventual pipeline route the Trans Mountain expansion would be designed could face expropriation if they can’t reach an to carry. agreement with the company. Through it all, Kinder Morgan has continued Kinder Morgan secured contracts with with its lengthy process, with public open houses customers for the expanded pipeline earlier this across B.C. and Alberta. year, showing it has a market for the project. Further public information sessions and Meanwhile, Chevron Canada applied to the discussions will be held through the fall of 2013, National Energy Board (NEB) for priority with comments and concerns to be incorporated access to capacity on the pipeline to ensure an into its expansion application with the NEB. adequate supply of crude to its North Burnaby That is expected in late 2013 and will include a refinery, something that could be threatened by potential corridor for the twinned pipeline. If it gets the NEB’s approval, the company would, by late 2014, come up with a detailed specific route within that corridor which would go through its own NEB approval process. If it gets the final go-ahead, the company will spend $4 billion and two years building the expansion, which would then go into service in late 2017. For more information on the project and how to provide feedback: www.transmountain.com, info@transmountain.com or 866-514-6700. twitter.com/wandachow
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Eight of the new suspects are from Vancouver, five are from Coquitlam, four from Burnaby and three each are from Calgary, Surrey and Langley. The investigation of other riot suspects continues, said VPD Insp. Laurence Rankin. “It’s been over 18 months, and we haven’t forgotten our commitment we made to the victims and the residents of our community,” he said. Police have so far recommended more than 1,000 charges against 315 riot suspects, while prosecutors have so far approved charges against 169 of them. Some have already
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pleaded guilty and been jailed. New suspects police want charged include a 27-year-old North Vancouver man accused of breaking into a business and trying to flip a marked police car. He tried to hide his face but investigators say they identified him by comparing video clips. Charges including aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm are also sought against two Langley men aged 26 and 20 and a 20-year-old
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REAL ESTATE 627 Bluenose Pitbull Pups genetics/ razoredge UKC reg, 6M/1F, 9wks $500-$1500. 778-237-2824. CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
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SUITES, UPPER
BURNABY S. nr Metrotown, Sussex/Victory. Upper lvl 3 bd,1600 s/f, 1.5 baths, 2 car carport, h/wood & carpet flrs, w/d, avail now. Refs req, n/s, $1750 +2/3utils. 604-322-0180
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RENTALS
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TOWNHOUSES
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938
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COQUITLAM
German Shepherd/Lab pups, 4F/1M, 2 blk, 2 wht, 1 mix, Jan 1. (604)316-2757. No Sunday calls
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Panorama Court
527 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
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Spacious & clean 1 & 2 bdrms avail. From $750 - $1020/mo. No pets.
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FURNITURE
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HOMES FOR RENT
MAPLE RIDGE, 2 bdrm rancher, Hammond area, well kept, pri bkyrd close to schls & transit. $1195/mo, avail immed. Refs & good credit req 604-462-1673
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2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.
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PUGS, 2 fawn female, ready now. $400. 2 male/2 females, ready Jan 2. $600. (604)796-2727/799-2911
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TRANSPORTATION
APARTMENT/CONDO
Chihuahua pups- males, 6-8 lbs full grown. L/C. 10 wks. Vet checked 1st shots. $550/ea. (778)708-6771
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RENTALS
Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and Others, Having claims against the Estate of Ryan Marty Brown, formerly of #1808 - 14 Begbie Street, New Westminster BC, V3M 0C4, deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the person, Sharon Elizabeth Campbell, (in the process of applying for administration) 7121 129A Street Surrey BC, V3W 6T4 on or before January 7th 2013, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims received.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM HAPPY HONDA
2010 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL*
2012 HONDA ACCORD EXL*
$29998
$28030
Navi! LX! Stk#26989. Was $33530. NOW
Stk#L6169
2009 HONDA CIVIC DX-A* Stk#L6147
$10998
BOXING
WEEKN W O D T N U O C
2008 HONDA ODYSSEY EXL* Stk#27060A
$20860
INTO S
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2008 HONDA CIVIC EXL* Stk#L6202
$14998
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2010 HONDA INSIGHT HYBRID* Stk#B6199
$16995 gEt tHE
aLL-NEW 2012 CR-V.
1.9
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$1500 REBATE
plus $1000
HONDA DOLLARS ONLY 9 LEFT!
2012 HONDA CRV
$1000 REBATE
plus $1000
HONDA DOLLARS ONLY 6 LEFT!
2012 HONDA ACCORD
$4000 REBATE
plus
$500
HONDA DOLLARS ONLY 2 LEFT!
27,580
$ CROSSROAD 2012 HONDA
$5000
MSRP** iNCLUDES fREigHt aND PDi.
REBATE
plus
$500
HONDA DOLLARS ONLY 1 LEFT!
LIMITED TIME OFFERS. ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2012
• CASH PURCHASE REBATES UP TO $5500 • FINANCE AND LEASE RATES FROM 0.99% • $1000 HONDA BONUS DOLLARS TO BE USED HOW YOU WISH! ACCESSORIES, WARRANTIES, DOWN PAYMENT • CURRENT HONDA FINANCE AND LEASE CUSTOMER LOYALTY BONUS PROGRAM • TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR TRADE IN!
Hastings Street
4780 Hastings Street
604 294 2111 A proud member of
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Auto Group Dealer #30902 *Vehicles may not be exactly as pictured.
OPEN 24/7 AT WWW.HAPPYHONDA.COM
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#Limited time lease offer based on a new 2012 CR-V LX model RM3H3CE(S). *3.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Monthly payment, including freight and PDI, is $353.01. Downpayment of $0.00, first monthly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $21,180.60. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer. #Limited time lease offer based on a new 2012 Civic DX model FB2E2CEX. *1.99% lease APR for 60 months O.A.C. Monthly payment, including freight and PDI, is $196.24. Downpayment of $0.00, first monthly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,774.40. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometer.¥ $1,000 Honda Dollars is available on all new 2012 Civic and CR-V models. Honda Dollars will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. **MSRP is $27,630 / $16,485 including freight and PDI of $1,640 / $1,495 based on a new 2012 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3CE(S) / 2012 Civic DX 5MT 4WD model FB2E2CEX. PPSA, license, insurance, taxes, and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. ¥/#/**/*/ Offers valid from December 1st through 31st, 2012 at participating Honda retailers. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.