BURNABY OFFICER’S PIONEERING RIDE
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AUGUST 21 2013 www.burnabynewsleader.com
The BC/Yukon SummerSkate was held at 8-Rinks on the weekend. Page A15
Moore blasts back at telcos Minister says they are misinformed Black Press
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Burnaby artist Todd Polich is dwarfed by his latest mural creation as he chats with a passerby on Monday. The mural, which spans the wall of a warehouse 220 feet long near the Royal Oak SkyTrain station depicts migrating humpback whales. When it’s completed later this month, it will be Polich’s largest mural to date. He’s hoping to extend the project to communities in Australia and Hawaii to bring attention to the Pacific Ocean migration pattern of the whales.
Shin, Lee biggest election spenders Both win Burnaby battleground seats Wanda Chow
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Jane Shin was the biggest spender among Burnaby candidates in the May provincial election campaign, according to election financing reports released by Elections BC Monday. The reports were required to be filed with the chief electoral officer within 90 days after the election, or
in this case, Aug. 12. BC Conservatives spent $260 Shin spent $110,599 while the BC Green Party’s and listed total income of Darwin Burns spent $376. $104,457. She went on to The ability of Shin’s win her seat by 743 votes in campaign team to raise Burnaby-Lougheed for the significant funds to avoid SHIN New Democrats, which had being outspent by the been held in one form or competition “does really another by now-retired BC Liberal correspond to the level of support we Harry Bloy since 2001. were able to get from our community, Her main opponent, lawyer Ken friends and supporters,” Shin said in Kramer of the BC Liberals, reported an interview. income of $73,816 and expenditures “The fact we were able to win of $71,316. Christine Clarke of the Lougheed, which is a Liberal seat,
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it goes on to show our support base that we have in the community.” Over in Burnaby-North, the NDP’s Janet Routledge had more money to work with than the incumbent Liberal Richard Lee, but ultimately spent less. Routledge reported total income of $115,788 and expenditures of $102,906 in her losing campaign. Lee held on to his seat for a fourth term, winning by 668 votes. He reported total income of $101,961 and spent $109,808. Please see THREE CANDIDATES, A5
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Federal Industry Minister James Moore has fired back at Canada’s big three telecom firms in response to their campaign against the potential entry of U.S. mobile phone carrier Verizon. Incumbent phone companies Bell Canada, Telus and Rogers have taken to the airwaves with ads objecting to Verizon’s ability to use existing infrastructure without having to build its own network if the U.S. giant buys up one of Canada’s two smaller wireless firms that are up for sale. They also have a website, fairforcanada.ca, that contends Verizon would threaten Canadian jobs and potentially the privacy and security of cellphone users. Their spokesman accused the Tories of scoring populist political points by tempting a “misinformed” public with the lure of lower prices through more competition. Please see CLAIMS, A5