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OCTOBER 26 2012 www.burnabynewsleader.com
It was a showdown between two undefeated teams in BC Rugby Union play on Saturday. See Page A25
Burnaby considers options other than RCMP New West a ‘natural’ partnership: Corrigan Wanda Chow
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark helps cut the cake to mark the official opening of Burnaby Central secondary.
Premier officially opens new Central Christy Clark’s father taught at old Central Wanda Chow
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A Squamish First Nation song, a dancing wildcat, choral performances and Premier Christy Clark serving cake—it was all part of the official opening ceremony for the new Burnaby Central secondary Tuesday afternoon. Clark, who grew up in Burnaby and whose late father once taught at the old Central early in his career, presided over the ceremony for the
school which opened its doors to students just over a year ago. She told the students present that “in the next 10 years, if we play our cards right, if we’re purposeful and stick to a plan, there will be a million job openings in British Columbia.” And the many training facilities for trades, sciences and arts built into the new $55-million building will help create opportunities for B.C. students to be “first in line” for those future jobs. “And you never know where you’ll end up when you graduate
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from a Burnaby school,” she said with a smile, citing not only herself as a Burnaby South grad, but Central alumni Michael J. Fox, the actor and activist, NHL star Glenn Anderson, Iron Chef Rob Feenie and Olympic boxer Dale Walters. Clark noted she had been “deeply touched” by the highly-publicized story of Amanda Todd, the Port Coquitlam teen who recently committed suicide after years of severe bullying. “Amanda’s message to us was that none of us should be bystanders. That all of us have a central role to
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play in making someone else’s life better ... We should all remember those chances to make a very real difference in the lives of everyone around us. That is what she would want us to remember.” Burnaby City Hall contributed $2.9 million towards a new track and field facility outside the school. Citing as an example Central alumnus Curtis Moss, who represented Canada in the javelin at the London Olympics, Mayor Derek Corrigan said,
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Burnaby is continuing to look at policing alternatives to the RCMP after being forced by the province to sign what it considered a lessthan-palatable 20-year contract last June. The RCMP contract includes an opt-out clause in which participating municipalities would need to give two-years notice before changing to a different policing system. But first, Burnaby and several other cities are studying the feasibility and ramifications of such a change. Burnaby city staff are working with counterparts in Port Coquitlam, North Vancouver District, North Vancouver City and Richmond on the study, using a 10-yearold Surrey study as a baseline to start. The focus has been on what the real costs are to leave the RCMP, including transition costs, the annual costs of running their own police department, and the cost of potential mergers of police forces, said Mayor Derek Corrigan. see NEW WEST, A3