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The Burnaby Mountain Secondary student improv team is off to Ottawa next week for the 34th annual Canadian Improv Games, running April 19 to 23. In the foreground are Daniel Gorodetsky and Jordan Binotto. The Burnaby Mountain team won the regional tournament in February and is set to face off against top teams from around the country. The team has to fundraise to cover the cost of the trip, which is about $7,500. Call the school at 604664-8552 to find out how to help. Larry Wright/ burnaby now
Former school board chair won’t run again Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
School trustees Diana Mumford and Tony Coccia will not be running in the next civic election, opening two seats for new candidates to step forward. Both Coccia and Mumford are members of the Burnaby Citizens’ Association. Coccia was elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2008. Mumford has been a school trustee for nine years. She served as board chair for two years and vice-chair before that. Mumford did not want to comment on why she is not running again. “It was difficult decision I’m still strug-
gling with at this time. I don’t want to get into specifics,” she said, adding she was very grateful for the opportunity to serve as a trustee. “I’m very passionate about this. I’m probably going to get very emotional about this. I’m so proud of the Burnaby school system.” Mumford has also represented the Burnaby school district at the provincial level as a director with the B.C. School Trustees’ Association. Mumford’s work focused on advocating for a primary challenge program, English as a second language students and refugees in the school system. She helped push the provincial government
believe very, very passionately in to provide more regular fundthe education system. It’s never ing for refugee students. She has been a stepping stone for somealso been involved in efforts to thing else. … My reason for doing turn Byrne Creek Secondary into it is for the kids.” the city’s first community school, Coccia could not be reached which would offer programs for comment by press time, but and services for the surrounding Mumford said their decisions neighbourhood. were unrelated. Mumford has not yet The NDP-affiliated Burnaby expressed any interest in other Citizens’ Association secured all political aspirations. of the school board seats in the “At this time I haven’t gone Diana Mumford 2008 civic election. Members have there. I’m currently looking at school trustee until April 30 to file papers if they what I did before I was a trustee, that’s an awful lot of volunteer work. … are interested in running in the next elecA lot of that was in schools,” she said. “I tion this November.
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