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Turtle hatchlings uprooted Coal spill cleanup disrupts beach habitat Cornelia Naylor
cnaylor@burnabynow.com
For the second time in as many years, dozens of Western painted turtle hatchlings have been uprooted because of a 2014 coal spill into Silver Creek. In January 2014, a CN train derailed and spilled coal into the creek, which runs into Burnaby Lake, home to one of the largest known B.C. populations of the Western painted turtle. The first time the hatchlings had to be dug up was when heavy equipment to clean up the spill was deployed from their nesting grounds. “After the train derailment happened a year ago, we had to dig up this whole beach because they were coming in with their heavy equipment whether there were turtles here or not, just to suck up all the coal that they spilled,” said Deanna MacTavish, a biologist for the Coastal Painted Turtle Continued on page 9
RUDE AWAKENING A Western painted turtle hatchling takes a look around after being dug from its nesting ground by Burnaby Lake Wednesday. Volunteers unearthed the tiny turtles so they can be kept safe while their nesting beach is rebuilt in November or January. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
Battle for Burnaby riding heats up Last-minute polls with differing results show Burnaby North-Seymour riding is anyone’s guess
Jennifer Moreau
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the Dogwood Initiative, shows the NDP’s Carol Baird Ellan at 29 per cent and Little at 27 per cent, with Liberal Terry Beech in third with 17 per cent and Green Lynne Quarmby at seven per cent. Insights West conducted the poll from Oct. 5 to 10 and used live telephone interviews with 400 randomly selected people, asking them only if they were going to vote and who they were going to vote for. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 per cent, which means the results could sway by nearly five per cent, making the NDP’s two-point lead on the Tories statistically insignificant, not to mention the large
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The latest poll from Insights West shows the race for Burnaby North-Seymour rests between two candidates: the NDP and the Conservatives, but there’s still a large segment of undecided voters that could determine the final outcome. Meanwhile, a second riding-specific poll released by Mainstreet and commissioned by Postmedia, showed that for decided voters,Tory Mike Little was ahead with the NDP and Liberal candidate tied for second. The Insights West poll, commissioned by
percentage (19) of undecided voters. None- tually votes cast, this riding has never been theless, Baird Ellan said it reflects inforwon by the NDP,” Beech said. “It’s a flawed mation collected through phone calls and methodology, and Dogwood is doing our door-knocking. riding a disservice by giving people bad in“We run into Conservatives at the doors; formation. I would suggest people look at we don’t find Liberals,” she said. Signal.thestar.com, which looks at lots of Baird Ellan noted Insights polls, not just 400 (people).” West, which has done three “The NDP just put out a Don’t worry polls for Burnaby North-Seyvery deceiving mailer using about strategic this exact same poll from five mour this campaign period, has consistently put the NDP weeks ago making the same voting. in the lead for the riding. strategic voting argument Beech, however, was not as with data they know is old pleased with the latest results and misleading,” he added. “I and questioned the poll’s would encourage everyone: methodology. Instead, he’s looking at past Do your own research online before you go voting patterns transposed on the new ridto vote. Don’t worry about strategic voting, ing. you should vote for the person that works “In the history of this riding, based on acContinued on page 3
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