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PALEOLICIOUS:
SFU archeology undergrads Emily Purcell and Alex Graham put their Stone-Age nutcracking skills to the test during the university’s inaugural PaleOlympics, a contest put on by the Archeology Student Society to give people a chance to try out paleolithic survival skills. About 30 students and faculty descended on an athletic field at the Burnaby Mountain campus this month and competed in spear throwing, nut cracking, food foraging, fire making and other caveman activities familiar to our forebears. More photos and a story on page 3. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
DRAFT PLAN PUSHED BACK
City taking more time on Metrotown Tereza Verenca
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Burnaby residents will have to wait a little longer to see what the city’s final plans are for the Metrotown neighbourhood. A draft of the Metrotown Downtown Plan was expected to come before
council in March, but that has been pushed back to at least June, according to Mayor Derek Corrigan. The community plan update, meant to establish Metrotown as Burnaby’s official downtown, went through two rounds of public consultations. Feedback was gathered over the
course of six months. “Staff are going through all that consultation and looking at a broad range of suggestions,” said Corrigan. “The consultation isn’t meaningful if you don’t listen, and we have.We’ve gone out and listened to the community, talked about the issues.”
Corrigan pointed to issues such as having enough amenities. “Is there enough park space? ...What can people expect in the future in regard to the pace of development? How many apartment buildings will be built over the course of a number of years,” he told the NOW.
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“One of the difficulties is that, very often, people are worried about the impact of the plan tomorrow, when we’re looking 30 years out, and I think a lot of people want to know is how will this be phased.” The mayor said he’s also had a number of developers ask if they can be part of the
higher density development, so they’re not left out. “Again, we have to answer those questions, too.” Another issue in Metrotown has been demovictions. Alliance Against Displacement has long argued that bulldozing low-rise rentals and replacing them Continued on page 8
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