Your source for local sports, news, weather and entertainment! >> www.burnabynow.com

Whowants to runagain in Burnaby?

PAGE 3

Gymnast is soaringto national heights

PAGE 33

Burnabys first and favourite information source Delivery 604-942-3081 Saturday, November 20, 2010

Bloy says tax cuts not dead, just on holdGordon Campbells 15 per cent tax cut,

announced just weeks ago, has been sus-pended, but that doesnt mean its nevergoing to happen, according to LiberalMLA Harry Bloy.

Its not a reversal. Its being put onhold so the new leader can review it andlook at it, Bloy said. I would still expectthe tax cut would still go through.

This Wednesday, the outgoing premier

announced that the provincial gov-ernments executive council haddecided to suspend the 15 per centreduction in personal income taxrates for the first $72,000 of per-sonal income that same tax cuthe had dangled in front of BritishColumbians on Oct. 27, just daysbefore he announced he would stepdown as premier. The tax cut, whichwas subject to legislative approval,was set to take effect Jan. 1, 2011.

In order to ensure the executive

council has maximum flexibilityto set governments economic andfiscal agenda, cabinet has decidedto suspend the planned tax reduc-tion,Campbell said inWednesdayannouncement. The cabinet hasdecided that during this periodof transition, it is important thatdecisions are not made that wouldunnecessarily limit executivecouncils ability to set prioritiesand implement their agenda forgovernment.

When asked if the tax cut would meanless government revenue for services andsocial programs, Bloy said that it wouldactually stimulate the economy by leavingmore spending money in the pockets ofBritish Columbians. Government can stillgenerate revenue, but through taxes onconsumption rather than income.

In the long run, it puts more back intothe economy, he said.

But New Democrat MLA KathyCorrigan isnt convinced.

Jennifer Moreaustaff reporter

Featheredfriends:Eric Qi enjoysa sunnyNovemberafternoon inCentral Parkas he attemptsto take somephotos of thepigeons andgulls near thepond.

Harry BloyMLA

Tax Page 10

Pigeonportrait

Larry Wright/burnaby now

Nandos Kingsway, Burnaby 4334 Kingsway 604-434-6220

www.nandoskingsway.comValid only when you present this voucher at Nando's Kingsway, Burnaby. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Substitute regular salad for 75 extra. Expires Dec. 15, 2010.

Grab a Double Leg & ThighMeal w/one regular side

for $8.49!

Two Double Leg & ThighMeals w/2 sidesfor $14.99!

centre realty

www.www.BrianVidasBrianVidas .com.com

BUYING or SELLING?Call Brian Vidas604.671.5259

3511 Kingsway, Vancouver3511 Kingsway, Vancouver(near Boundary)(near Boundary) 604-436-3018604-436-3018RREGINASEGINASSLIMMING + ANTI AGING CENTRESLIMMING + ANTI AGING CENTRE

CALL FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION

Lipo-Massage Facial Dermabrasion Skin Whitening

LOOK GREATLOOK GREATWITHOUT BOTOX OR SURGERY!Lose inches now in time for the Holidays!Lose inches now in time for the Holidays!

20%20%OFFOFF

Union Gospel Mission*Superstore*Superstore Beauty*Visions*M&M Meats*Army & Navy*Red Wing Shoes*

* not in all areas

6 Opinion

13 Business

17 On the Market

19 Here & Now

25 Postcards

33 Sports

36 Classifieds

Last weeks questionWill you be attending aRemembrance Day ceremony?YES 50% NO 50%

This weeks questionDo you think the B.C. NDP shouldchoose a new leader?

Vote at: www.burnabynow.com

8 Victory gardens 10 Fatal car crash 11 Surgical wait times list

One-man teamOne-man teamOne-man teamOne-man team

Connecting with our community online Visit www.burnabynow.com

Tom Berridges Blog

Rants, ravesand communitysports nuggets

In just a little more than a year from now, Burnabyresidents will once more head to the polls to cast theirvote in the municipal election.And while its clearly too early to see campaign signs

on lawns, the current mayor and council members havealready said theyd like to be on the ballot.

Mayor Derek Corrigan and all eight city councillorshave said they plan to run in the 2011 municipal elec-

tion, under the Burnaby CitizensAssociation banner.

Im thrilled to be runningagain, Corrigan said. Im hop-ing the people of Burnaby willsupport me.

Corrigan was a city councillorfor 15 years and was first electedin 1987. He served his first termas mayor in 2002.

The election results will showwhether or not the citizens of

Burnaby support the BCA-led councils decisions, headded.

The BCA won all city council and school board seatsin the 2008 election.

There were concerns from the Independent Voicesand TEAM Burnaby candidates at the time that a councilwithout opposition would operate in secret, somethingCorrigan dismissed.

All the councillors contacted by the NOW said theyintend to run again, though many also said it was stilltoo early to make a formal declaration.

Yes, Ill run if theyll have me again, Coun. NickVolkow said, laughing.

Volkow is currently serving his fifth term on council.He was first elected in 1996.

I dont think Ive embarrassed the city, he joked.Councils record over the past term has been pretty

good, Volkow said.Coun. Dan Johnston, who first ran in 93, said there

are more environmental initiatives hed like to introduce.Wed like to continue working with the committee

on those, said Johnston, who is chair of councils envi-ronment and waste management committee.

Coun. Colleen Jordan is in her third term this year,after being first elected in 2002.

Her experience as a director on the Metro Vancouverboard has added to her knowledge of issues affecting thecity and region as a whole, she said.

She sees a number of regional issues coming to the

forefront in the next couple of years, she added.Theres going to be some significant challenges for

the region as a whole, Jordan said. Id like the oppor-tunity to see it through.

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal is also a Metro Vancouverdirector, as well as president of the Lower MainlandGovernment Association, one of five area associations ofthe Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

He was also first elected in 2002 and is serving histhird term.

While he does intend to run, he also mentioned theelection is still a year away.

I have the interest in the job and the enthusiasm, hesaid. I hope to carry on with the blessings of the votersnext year.

All of the councillors and the mayor said they intendto run with BCA again, and most have been longtimemembers.

I have great regard for the organization, saidDhaliwal, who is in his third term. He was first electedin 2002.

Coun. Pietro Calendino also said it was very early tomake a formal declaration but does intend to run again.

He was first elected in 2002, like Dhaliwal and Jordan,and is serving his third term.

Calendino said he is proud of his work as chair of thecommunity policing committee.

Im proud of bringing crime down in the city, hesaid, adding the committee has helped the communitypolicing offices work more efficiently with the commu-nity and has encouraged more people to take part in thecommunity policing program.

Coun. Paul McDonell is serving his first term oncouncil, though he served on the parks, recreation andcultural commission for six years prior to that.

Im just starting to understand it all, he said of allthe ins and outs of his newer role as councillor. It takesquite a bit, but Im enjoying it.

He is enjoying his work on the citys social sustain-ability strategy, he said.

I like people too, I like to get out to public events,McDonell said of his job as councillor.

Overall, he said, Its rewarding.Coun. Richard Chang is also serving his first term as

councillor. He has been a BCA member for four or fiveyears, he said.

His focus when he joined council was on bridging the

BCAS OWN TEAM IS LOOKING TO HOLD ON TO ITS POLITICAL STRONGHOLD IN THE CITY

Theyre all feeling the urge to run again

Clean sweep: Mayor Derek Corrigans party, theBurnaby Citizens Association, secured all the citycouncil and school board seats in the last election. BCA Page 9

ON MY BEATJanaya Fuller-Evans

File photo/burnaby now

Pietro Calendino Richard Chang Sav Dhaliwal Dan Johnston Colleen Jordan Anne Kang Paul McDonell Nick Volkow

Burnaby NOW Saturday, November 20, 2010 A03

A04 Saturday, November 20, 2010 Burnaby NOW

Presidents ChoiceFinancial MasterCard

is provided byPresidents Choice Bank

7499after savingsFarberware Afniti 10 pc

cookware set

save50%

7374042099after savingsPC Stainless steel

roaster

save30%

6199061499after savingson selected heaters and

humidiers

save40%

from

up to

32

720p

2HDMIinputs

23.6

1080p

1HDMIinput

1 PCinput

Prices are in effect only Saturday, November 20, 2010 or while stock lasts.We reserve the right to limit quantities. Some items may have plus deposit and/or environmental chargewhere applicable.

*PRICE MATCH.We determine a major competitor based on our assessment of a number of relevant factors that may vary by region. Items you buy most refers to our top selling products. We check competitor pricing on the majority of items you buy most on a weekly basis;and in all cases, no less than quarterly. We may not match a competitors short term promotional pricing activities(ie. one day sales or door crashers) or other promotional pricing activities such as 2 for 1 or buy 1 get 1 free. We do not Price Match all items at all times; where wehave Price Matched an item, it will be identied in-store. This is not a price match guarantee where we match any competitor price you nd. PRICE CUT. Longer term price reductions on items identied in-store. Items that matter most to you refers to our top selling products.

WEEKLY SPECIAL. Typically in effect from Friday to Thursday of each week on items identied in-store and/or in yer.

22999aftersavingsAveis 23.6LCD TVLT236FHD3 / 207626

save$50

34999aftersavingsAveis 32LCD TVLT32AP3 /670898

save$501899aftersavingsVtech digital phoneCS5121 /838251

saveover75%

electronics

home

toys

select modelsSTEREOS &

CLOCK RADIOS

save25%up tooff original retails

select modelsAUDIO VIDEOACCESSORIES

save50%up tooff original retails

o

No returns accepted or rain checks issued for taxable items during this promotion.We reserve the right to limit purchases to reasonable family requirements. Offer onlyvalid at participating stores. Cannot be combined with any other promotional offers.

Does not apply to prior purchases.EXCLUDES ALCOHOL,TOBACCO, PRESCRIPTIONS, DRY CLEANING, GAS BAR,

LOTTERY, POSTAL SERVICES OR PRODUCTS FROMTHIRD PARTY BUSINESSESWITHIN OUR STORES.

SATURDAYNOV 20

OPEN-CLOSE

NOTAX

selectPlay-Doh items

save40%

up to

selectMaisto diecast

save30%

up to

select modelsPERSONALAUDIO

ACCESSORIESsave50%up tooff original retails

19

720p

DVD

19999aftersavingsAveis 19LCD TV DVDLD19AP3 / 755086

save$50

Quantities may vary in store.

WE PAY THE HST

A06 Saturday, November 20, 2010 Burnaby NOW

Why is engineeringdirector Lambert Chu,and not Mayor DerekCorrigan, in the picture accom-panying Ms. Moreaus story?(Tracking the turtles, BurnabyNOW, Nov. 10)

I doubt he hasa good explanationfor the missing mil-lions Ms. Moreaupoints out. Ms. Moreau, in herearlier stories on dredging,pinned Mayor Corrigan to anestimate of $20,000 per day forthe dredging delay $20,000per day is $100,000 per five-dayworkweek. Ms. Moreau nowputs the delay at five months(20 work weeks.) Just for fiscallychallenged Burnaby CitizensAssociation/NDP stalwarts,$100,000 per week times 20 workweeks is $2 million $2 mil-lion is more than 25 per cent ofthe $7.2 million extracted fromcity taxpayers by the 2010 taxrate increase.

Instead of allowing Burnabyresidents to spend this moneyon themselves, someone at cityhall (perhaps even our mayorhimself) could not wait on physi-cal delivery of that final dredg-ing permit before authorizingHazco to import equipment.And so the city apparently hadto spend $2 million to storeequipment beside the lake.

The NOWwould do a realpublic service by pressingMayor Corrigan to tell us allexactly who authorized this

action by the contractor andwhat consequences such obviousincompetence will draw. Thereis now the further issue of poten-tially substantial legal liabilityattached to the planned rowingvenue. It would be the height

of irony for MayorCorrigan to sink morecity money into therowing venue only to

find that no one will use it forfear of drawing fines or jail timein doing so. This is exactly whatmay happen.

Ms. Moreau reportsthat the 32 turtles, tagged by EN-KON, frequent multiple areas ofBurnaby Lake (near the outfalldam and in the delta of the creekflowing in from Deer Lake.)

This split in their preferredhabitat requires individualturtles to make transits betweensites through the central lake (tobe occupied by rowing lanes).

The implication is that red-listed turtles and boats full ofrowers or coaches will inevitablyinteract. Such interaction expos-es the coaches, rowers, rowingorganizations (UBC, SFU), racesponsors and others (even thecity) to the provisions of theSpecies At Risk Act. Section 32(1) states: No person shall kill,harm, harass, capture or take anindividual of a wildlife speciesthat is listed as an endan-gered species

The centre of Burnaby Lake

denr

The Burnaby NOW is a Canadian-owned community newspaper published and distributed in the city ofBurnaby every Wednesday and Saturday by the Burnaby Now, 201A3430 Brighton Avenue, Burnaby,British Columbia, V5A 3H4, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.

Brad AldenPublisher

2008 WINNER

PUBLISHER Brad AldenEDITOR Pat TracyASSISTANT EDITOR Julie MacLellanSPORTS EDITOR Tom BerridgeREPORTERS Janaya Fuller-Evans, Christina Myers,Jennifer MoreauDIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING Lara GrahamADVERTISING REPS Cynthia Hendrix, MarneyMacLeod, Cam Northcott, Debbie EnglishAD CONTROL Ken WallRECEPTIONIST Fran VouriotPRODUCTIONMANAGER Gary E. Slavin

PRODUCTION STAFF Ron Beamish,Kevin Behnsen, Lynne Boucher, Nola Bowling,Rona Eastman-Magee, Doug McMaster,Laura Powell, Tony ShermanGRAPHIC DESIGNER Helen-Louise KintonPHOTOGRAPHER Larry WrightREGIONAL CLASSIFIED MANAGER Barb LawsCLASSIFIED SUPERVISOR Dawn JamesCLASSIFIED REPS Darla Burns, John Taylor,Linda Lam, Michelle Villiers,ACCOUNTING Judy Sharp, Donna SigurdurSALES ADMINISTRATOR Janeen Williams

THE BURNABY NOW www.burnabynow.com#201A - 3430 Brighton Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V5A 3H4MAIN SWITCHBOARD 604-444-3451CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 604-444-3000EDITORIAL DIRECT 604-444-3020FAX LINE 604-444-3460NEWSPAPER DELIVERY 604-942-3081DISTRIBUTION EMAIL distribution@burnabynow.comEDITORIAL EMAIL editorial@burnabynow.comADVERTISING EMAIL production@burnabynow.comCLASSIFIED EMAIL DTJames@canwest.com

Copyright in letters and other materials submitted voluntarilyto the Publisher and accepted for publication remains with theauthor, but the Publisher and its licensees may freely reproducethem in print, electronic or other forms.

Tax cut resurrection? Not out of the questionIt really is a bit like shooting fish in

a barrel. Not very sporting at all. So wewill refrain from getting into the wholequestion of whether Premier GordonCampbell is really an example of anabusive husband battering hiscabinet and MLAs, as MLABill Bennett charges.

We know that Campbellhad them all on pretty short leashes.We saw that when the whole pre-elec-tion brouhaha exploded over a pro-

posed remand centre in Burnaby. But,alas, sometimes leaders have to keeptheir sheep in line by nipping at theirheels. Its not an occupation for thefaint of heart.

But what is more interest-ing is the amazing tax cut, notax cut, maybe tax cut story.

MLA Harry Bloy seems tobelieve that the tax cut has not beenkilled but will resurface later (see ourstory on the front page). And, while we

dont think Bloy was ever part of theLiberal inner circle, perhaps his opin-ion, at this point in time, is valid. Asidefrom the optics of it all (the act of a des-perate Gordon Campbell), theres stillthe overriding attraction of a tax cut.Call it a trial balloon or a trial bribe,but theres no question that the tax cutheld some attraction for taxpayers.

Perhaps the tax cut was fiscally irre-sponsible, as many pundits said. Othercommentators said the tax cut would

boost spending and help the economy.Regardless if youre a family thatstrying to make ends meet, and yourcredit cards are at their limits, you maynot care if your government is rollingthe dice on future revenues. Any helplooks like good help.

We dont know if Bloy is right orwrong. Time will tell. But we do knowthat, given the twists and turns on theprovincial political scene up to now, wewouldnt rule anything out.

Tracking thetrouble with turtles

Why no full station consultations?Dear Editor:

Re: Cameron station is needed, Letters to the edi-tor, Burnaby NOW, Nov. 10

Evergreen Lines broken promise with respectto Burnabys Cameron Street is no surprise to PortMoody residents who were promised a station nearthe Barnet Highway, one of 12 when the originallight-rail system was planned.

Dropping the Cameron station in Burnaby,despite high density development around it, isinexplicable. The Evergreen Lines alternative to awestern station in Port Moody is also inexplicable.

So why wasnt there a full public consultationon the most important issue to locals: station loca-

tions?This is why Port Coquitlam citizens are also

so incensed and want to know who made thesemultimillion-dollar decisions arbitrarily withoutconsultation.

John Grasty, Port Moody

Israel doesnt bomb civiliansDear Editor:

Re: Dont confuse criticism with anti-Semitism,Our View, Burnaby NOW, Nov. 13

Lets be clear. Israel does not bomb civilians. Youneed to provide an example or two and be preparedto debate the issue. The bombing of civilians is done

OUR VIEWBurnaby NOW

LETTERS TO THE EDITORLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

IN MY OPINIONG. Bruce Friesen

The Burnaby NOW is a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Postmedia Network Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, Postmedia Network) collect and use your personal information primarily for the purpose of providing you with the products andservices you have requested from us. Postmedia Network may also contact you from time to time about your account or to conduct market research and surveys in an effort to continually improve our product and service offerings. To enable us tomore efficiently provide the products and services you have requested from us, Postmedia Network may share your personal information within Postmedia Network and with selected third parties who are acting on our behalf as our agents, suppliersor service providers. A copy of our privacy policy is available at www.van.net or by contacting 604-589-9182.

UNION LABELCEP SCEP

200026

Rowing Page 7 Civilian Page 7

The Burnaby NOW welcomes letters to the editor. We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length.Priority is given to letters written by residents of Burnaby and/or issues concerning Burnaby. Pleaseinclude a phone number where you can be reached during the day. Send letters to: The Editor, #201A-3430Brighton Ave., Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4, fax them to 604-444-3460 or e-mail: editorial@burnabynow.com

NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASELetters to the editor and opinion columns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, burnabynow.com

The Burnaby Now is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing theprovinces newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct ofmember newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverageor story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go towww.bcpresscouncil.org.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

is now a known turtletransit corridor. So eachtime a motorboat or rac-ing shell transits a rowinglane, it may well be harass-ing and even harming tur-tles.

Rowing activity thatfrightens or otherwiseinhibits them from cross-ing the lake during day-light hours may seriouslyharm them.

City hall also has toacknowledge the impacton prospective row-ing venue users of thepotentially huge penaltiesset forth in the act. Forexample, under Section 97

(1), a criminal convictionon one offence (say hit-ting and injuring a turtlewith an oar) can net arace sponsor fines of upto $1 million and theactual individuals (coachesor rowers) fines of up to$250,000, five years in pris-on, or both. Under Section97 (3), subsequent offencesdouble the fines.

This will greatly com-plicate the day-to-dayuse of any training andcompetition rowing venuein Burnaby Lake.

I suggest that youhave NOW reporters askMayor Corrigan aboutthese issues. Is he writing

a proper venue manage-ment plan for his proposedfacility?

Is he getting that planapproved in the minis-tries of the environmentin Ottawa and Victoriabefore he sinks moreBurnaby tax dollars intowhat might well becomean unusable facility?

Or is he waiting for thefirst charges to be filedunder the act before heblusters and blames othergovernments for his ownfailure to recognize thatBurnaby Lake is endan-gered species habitat?

G.Bruce Friesen is aBurnaby resident.

continued from page 6

Rowing: Watch out for turtles

by the Lebanese (via their visitorsHezbollah), the Gazans, in the past theEgyptians, Syrians in the past (fortunatelynot lately), Iraqis, Russians, in the past,Turks in Cyprus, China in Tibet shall wename a few more? Israel does not!

A few civilians were killed in the latestround a couple of years ago in responseto 10,000 rockets aimed at civilians byGazans. Most of those were unfortunatecasualties when their homes, schools, hos-pitals, mosques, etc. were used as basesfor attacks on Israel primarily so sincethe government of Gaza knows that Israeldoes not target civilians. Israel is likelythe only nation in the history of warfarewhich warned civilians to get out of theway of certain targets, with plenty of timeto do so.

Criticism of Israel is fine, but please useit in conjunction with criticism of Turkey,China, Gaza, the Palestinians, Iran, Iraq,and a host of other nations. Why are yousingling out one?

Bill Gruenthal, Burnaby

Why no support for STV?Dear Editor:

So the Liberal party is adopting a pref-erential voting system to choose its nextleader. One has to wonder why neitherthe Liberals nor the NDP would committo supporting BC-STV in the last refer-endum. The mayor thought the systemwas too complicated for him to support.Why would a party not support an elec-toral system that was clearly fairer thanthe first-past-the-post system we currentlyuse? Those who opposed STV used votersfear of change and complexity to bolsterthe No vote last time around. Clearly,the limitations of first-past-the-post favour

the two well-funded parties. It should beworth remembering that only the Greenparty came out strongly in favour of pref-erential voting. Voters will do well toremember that in future municipal andprovincial elections when they feel forcedto choose the party they dislike least.

Rick McGowan, Burnaby

Hey, NDP: No need to panicDear Editor:

Re: Locals are sticking with James,Burnaby NOW, Nov. 17

The Campbell Liberals are imploding,and the NDP seems to think they shouldimitate them. By doing so, they commit-ted their second irreversible blunder sinceCampbells sneak attack with the HST.The first was joining the anti-HST forces,the second was taking internal problemspublic. It is apparent that some of the boysfeel that because they are in possession ofa certain unmentionable physical charac-teristic (which Ms. James lacks), they mustknow best.

Bob Simpson publicly started the virusthat has spread though the NDP, and thepress, by stating that Carole James com-ments were simply politicking for thepress. Why blame her for speeches thatare written and sanctioned by the party?

Is the B.C. NDP an all-inclusive genderparty or just an other old boys club? Theliability for the failure to regain politi-cal dominance in B.C. is a breakdown inparty procedures, not the style of any oneindividual. Carole James is a believable,sincere and dedicated party member. Herdetractors should learn to contain theiropinions of her imagined failings withinthe party and stop inviting the press andthe opposition to take potshots at her.Rally round the flag, boys, or youll surelybe buried wrapped in it.

Brian J. ONeill, Burnaby

continued from page 6

Civilian deaths accidental

Burnaby NOW Saturday, November 20, 2010 A07

Dec. 4, 11and 18Christmas goodies, carolling and visits from Santa -

fun holiday shopping is on the Heights!

Join Santa at the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4 from 3 to 5 p.m.in Heights Fountain Square (Hastings at Macdonald). Enjoy carolling by the

SFU Choir and Fair in the Square, our open air holiday market.

Santa and carollers will be visiting Heights merchantson Dec. 4, 11 and 18.

Drop by the HMA office (4019 Hastings) to enter our Taste of the Heightsgift basket raffle. All proceeds donated to the Burnaby Christmas Bureau.

LIGHTUPTHE

Presented byThanks to our advertising sponsor:

EIGHTSH

www.burnabyheights.com/lightuptheheights

Illustration by Adam Rogers

KathyCorrigan,MLABurnaby-DeerLake

Cordially invites you to her

ANNUALOPENHOUSEFriday,November 26th3:30p.m. to 6:30p.m.KathyCorrigansCommunityOffice150-5172Kingsway(nearRoyalOak)

Light refreshments andsnackswill be served.

Call604-775-2414formoreinformation.

NoRSVPrequired.Wewill gratefully accept donations oftoys for theChristmas Bureau andfood and clothes forMaywoodElementary School families.

www.kathycorrigan.caKathy.corrigan.mla@leg.bc.ca

communication gapbetween the city andBurnabys Chinese andTaiwanese population, hesaid.

Prior to running, Changwas a TV host on FairchildTelevision. He emigratedfrom Taiwan 18 years ago.

Chang said he feelshis approach is working,and the Taiwanese andChinese communities areparticipating in municipalpolitics more.

More and moreChinese people are comingout to vote, he said.

Coun. Anne Kang, who

is serving her first termalong with McDonell andChang, has enjoyed herfirst term but agreed withMcDonell that there is asteep learning curve to thejob. She was a memberof the environment andwaste committee prior torunning as councillor andis proud of the work thecommittee has done thisyear.

Specifically she men-tioned the food scrap pick-up program implementedfor single- and two-familyresidences last summer.

Like McDonell, shealso mentioned the social

sustainability strategy thatthe social sustainabilitycommittee is working onas a feather in the currentcouncils cap.

Gord Larkin, presidentof the BCA, said the partyhasnt set a date to nomi-nate candidates for thenext election as of yet, butit would probably be inlate spring.

The Burnaby NOWleft voicemail messagesand e-mails for previousTEAM and independentcandidates but received noresponses.

jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

BCA: Slate set to run againcontinued from page 3

www.burnabynow.com

GO TOFor breakingnews in Burnaby...

Burnaby NOW Saturday, November 20, 2010 A09

.5 O I U"0">%J R4#(7/"5(L O54 ">537I>F(;7537I>F( /"UU + (%U"%(>F( FUI"S "54/< O(I75L O%I T4J

@37">% 4#( F+ ">'(55A "5 4#( %3"+">% ;7">F";U( %4#74+"5F355"5 5#4"U OF(+ ">!37O UI/O(75 I7( /(UU 47I">(+ ">47I>5UI4">% S(+"FIUK+O5'3>F4"IU U+ 7"5W">4< (F(7IUUO ' + # < U + 57(5;5"GU( ;I74"(5 4