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One year later, still no arrest in murder of Burnaby teen Cornelia Naylor
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FLOWERS FOR MARRISA: A memorial was set up on this spot in Central Park in Burnaby right after Marrisa Shen’s murder. One year later, more flowers and other items remain. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
When 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was last seen walking near Burnaby’s Central Park one year ago Wednesday, her whole life was ahead of her and she was looking forward to a summer trip to China to visit friends. Less than six hours later, her lifeless body was found in the southeast section of the park. “We were supposed to see her grow up, but instead we have been deprived of the joy of having her in our lives, and we are left with thoughts of what could have been of Marrisa’s life,” said a prepared statement from her family read out by Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Cpl. Frank Jang at a press conference at Central Park Wednesday. Continued on page 3
Camp Cloud given eviction notice
But pipeline protest camp residents say they aren’t going anywhere Kelvin Gawley
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The City of Burnaby has issued an eviction notice to the Camp Cloud protest encampment outside the Trans Mountain tank farm on Burnaby Mountain. The notice is ordering campers to immediately take down the entire camp, including trailers, wooden structures, a shower and a two-storey carver’s cabin currently under construction. The city has been unsuccessful in bring-
ing the camp under compliance, as it continues to violate multiple bylaws, according to the notice.The notice also says dogs must be “leashed and properly supervised.” “The right of protest cannot be exercised in a way that is in conflict or breach of the City of Burnaby’s bylaws, or that causes a public nuisance to the residents of nearby neighbourhoods,” reads the eviction notice. City manager Lambert Chu said requests for campers to extinguish a ceremonial fire have become more urgent now that there is a fire ban in place. He said the city is seeking legal advice to determine what it can do to enforce the eviction notice. Chu said he is unsure if and when the Burnaby RCMP would be called in to forcibly remove protesters. “I cannot comment on the possibility of
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an injunction and the enforcement details with requests to put out their fire or take that will be considered by the city,” Chu down structures. said. Kwitsel Tatel, who said she was the The notice demands that campers comcamp’s court monitor, said she and her felply immediately with the demands and low protesters would not be leaving the site says there will be “follow-up at the corner of Shellmont enforcement measures” 72 Street and Underhill AveI will not be hours after it was issued (Satnue. urday morning). “I will not be complying complying with Earlier this week, Maywith this eviction notice bethis eviction... cause the City of Burnaby or Derek Corrigan told the NOW that the city was readyhas no jurisdiction over mying to crack down on Camp self, as an Indigenous and Cloud. unceded Coast Salish wom“This has gone far beyond an,” she said. simply peaceful protest to a point where Police were on scene when bylaw offipeople in the community, justifiably, have cers gave the notice to campers Wednesday had enough,” he said. morning to keep the peace, according to an Campers said they would not comply RCMP spokesperson.
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