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july 19 2013 www.burnabynewsleader.com
alicia worobec has vowed to continue her change in lifestyle after completing the kin’s Green fighter challenge for her daughter charlie’s sake. Page A14
Poll finds even split on coal terminal Few aware of proposal to increase exports jeff Nagel Black Press
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melody Jones of dance with me studios leads a line dancing class at new westminster’s Pier Park. the class, which is held every at 11 a.m. every wednesday until aug. 28, is one of the free programs being offered at the park this summer. other classes include latin ballroom dancing, karate, yoga, hula hoops, zumba and swing dancing. for more information, call the city at 604-777-5100.
Residents resist child care expansion Family fears for its health, safety and livability if approved Grant Granger
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While a proposal to expand a day care facility in Glenbrook North would alleviate some of the area’s demand, homeowners next door say it will be too large for the neighbourhood. Cambridge Montessori has applied to city council to rezone
its property at Seventh Street and First Avenue so it can increase its capacity from 25 to 45 children aged 30 months and older. The day care currently uses the lower floor of Grace Hall, built in 1954, with the upper floor occasionally used by community groups, says a report to council by city social planner John Stark. Day care operators David Chen and Joyce Ko want to upgrade the upper floor and the building so it can expand by 20 children. With
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the renovations they are looking to legalize through a rezoning the existing legally non-conforming use. After buying Grace Hall in January 2011, they submitted an expansion application to increase its capacity to 50 a few months later. In response, the city got a bunch of correspondence and phone calls about inadequate screening of the parking area, idling cars and poor maintenance of the property which the report said were related to the previous owner.
That application was put on hold. Cambridge then reduced its pre-school spaces from 20 to 10 to reduce traffic and parking demand. They also added landscaping features to reduce dust many neighbours complained about. This time, Cambridge is proposing seven off-street parking spaces and wants to work with the city on providing on-street, shortterm loading spaces which could reduce the use of off-street parking. Please see STORy, A3
A new poll of Lower Mainland residents on the issue of increased coal exports has found opinion is nearly evenly split on a proposed new terminal in Surrey. The survey by Insights West found 32 per cent support the $15-milllion coalhandling facility at Fraser Surrey Docks, 31 per cent oppose it and 36 per cent are undecided. A large proportion of respondents weren’t familiar with the proposal, which would bring more coal trains through White Rock and South Surrey and send coal-laden barges down the Fraser River to Texada Island, for transfer to ocean-going ships. Insights West vice-president Mario Canseco said the findings show area residents are of two minds on coal.
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