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Fijian pride People came out in droves for the annual Fiji Festival, held at Swangard Stadium this year. The celebration highlights Fijian culture and includes singing, dancing, soccer games, vendors and rides for the kids. At left, people making the traditional yagona drink, which was shared with local dignitaries. Lisa King/burnaby now
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City, Kinder Morgan at odds over mountain Mayor Derek Corrigan has vowed to push back on Kinder Morgan’s attempts to survey Burnaby Mountain for a pipeline route. Meanwhile, the oil company is planning to ask the National Energy Board to go over the city’s head. Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson said the com-
access to those lands,” he said in a conference call with media on Friday. Anderson indicated the company would apply to the city and the NEB concurrently, and he expected the process would take weeks, not months. The city, which is staunchly opposed to the pipeline expansion, rejected the company’s informal query to drill holes on the mountain, which is a dedicated park and conservation area.
According to Corrigan, consultants (who did not initially identify themselves as affiliates of Kinder Morgan) asked city staff if they could drill holes in the park. “Staff treated it as anyone coming in and making an inquiry. We said, ‘Well, it’s not likely we’re going to give you approval to start digging up a park,’ and that was the limit of the discussion,” Corrigan said. Afterwards,
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city staff confirmed the consultants were working with Kinder Morgan, he added. The relationship between the two parties has soured, and Anderson said Burnaby has broken off contact. “Since we filed our application in December, virtually all communication with Burnaby has been terminated by them,” Anderson said. Kinder Morgan Page 8
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pany would seek the National Energy Board’s help accessing the land if Burnaby refuses to cooperate. “We would prefer to have the city’s permission to access the city’s lands in order to work, and we will be formally requesting that soon. If it is not provided, then we will go the National Energy Board and seek a ruling of the board to have the authority to instruct the city to grant us
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