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JULY 4 2012
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Shark Àn crusader could soon get them off the menu. See Page 19
Wong awarded Jubilee Medal
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Captain and Mrs. Canada, Jack and Christine Heatherington, greet visitors to Canada Day festivities at Burnaby Village Museum on Sunday. For more photos, see page 3.
RCMP investigating hateful graffiti School targeted; Hate Crime Team called in Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
Burnaby RCMP are investigating after Byrne Creek secondary was targeted with graf¿ti swastikas recently. The vandalism, Nazi swastikas spraypainted on windows and pavement, took place in the early morning of June 15 at the high school. Burnaby Mounties determined the graf¿ti involved hate symbols and
several persons of interest have been identi¿ed. The Burnaby detachment contacted the BC Hate Crime Team to assist in the investigation. Burnaby school board chair Larry Hayes said the culprits “certainly made every effort not to get caught,” so was pleased to hear police have some leads. The graf¿ti was cleaned up right away, he said. “A lot of people, even in the area, didn’t know it happened. “The district does want to get on
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top of those things right away, not just for unsightliness but especially this one with the graphic nature of the message, looks like somebody wants to send. You don’t want copycats either.” The cleanup cost a few thousand dollars, Hayes said. “A few thousand here and a few thousand there, all of a sudden becomes a hit to the budget.” “These incidents not only impact the community and the students at Byrne Creek secondary on an emotional level, but also have a
signi¿cant ¿nancial burden on both the City of Burnaby and Burnaby School District 41,” said Burnaby RCMP in a press release. “As such, the Burnaby RCMP and E Division Major Crime have committed a number of resources to this investigation as it is considered to be a high priority.” Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922, the BC Hate Crime Team at 604-598-4243 and 604-5434903 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-2228477.
Longtime Burnaby resident Corp. Frank Wong, a Second World War veteran, was among those to be awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on Canada Day. Wong was born in Vancouver in 1919, at a time when being born here did not mean an automatic citizenship, especially if your ethnicity was Chinese. Nevertheless, he volunteered to ¿ght for Canada during the Second World War, in the hope he might get recognized as a citizen. Wong landed on Juno Beach in Normandy in 1944 and was among thousands of Canadian soldiers who liberated villages in France and Holland. He returned to Canada in 1946, a decorated war hero. His cherished Canadian citizenship would arrive a year later. On behalf of the Governor General’s of¿ce, the Jack Gin Family Foundation presented the medals, to recognize outstanding Canadians who have built and continue to build our caring society and country through their service, contributions and achievements. Jack Gin is a Burnaby-based entrepreneur and founder of the Jack Gin Family Foundation.