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‘It’s the poor that they’re exploiting’ Advocacy group calls for restrictions on payday lenders Jacob Zinn staff reporter
Almost a year after ACORN appeared before Burnaby council to call for a limit on payday lenders in the city, the advocacy group is asking what’s taking so long to review their concerns. “It’s taken quite a long time,” said Monica McGovern, chair of the Burnaby chapter of ACORN. “First they told us, ‘Well, we can’t do anything until after the election.’ Now the election’s over. “We’ve contacted the planning committee and they said they’ll let us know when they present it back to council. When it goes back to council, we urge them to look at it and introduce a bylaw to limit the proliferation of these payday lenders.” On Tuesday, ACORN members rallied outside of a newly opened Cash Money store on Kingsway, just two blocks from a Money Mart. The group’s delegation from last February requested the city impose a limit not only on the number of payday lenders in the city, but Acorn Page 8
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Speaking out: Monica McGovern, chair of ACORN’s Burnaby chapter, led a rally outside a Cash Money store on Tuesday, calling for a cap on the number of payday lenders in the city. Last year, ACORN appeared before council to request a limit, but a review of their delegation is still ongoing.
Firefighters, city take agreement to mediation Cayley Dobie staff reporter
As fire departments across the region sign their new collective agreements, Burnaby firefighters are getting ready for mediation. Members of Local 323 of the International Association of Firefighters have been without a collective agreement since 2011, when
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the previous two-year agreement expired. “We’re over three years without a collective agreement,” said Rob Lamoureux, president of Local 323, which represents 281 firefighters. “We just want kind of what the going rate is, like what all the other firefighters are getting around the Lower Mainland.” In the past year, several departments have signed new collective agreements,
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including Vancouver, Delta and New Westminster. Delta was the first department to sign a new deal, opting for an eightyear agreement, according to Lamoureux. New Westminster’s new collective agreement is for seven years, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012, and will expire in 2019. While a long-term deal would be nice a change for the department, Lamoureux said it is by no means a sticking point for
the union. Typically, the department and the city sign two- or three-year agreements. “It’s very rare for us to get one (year), and it’s been very rare for us to get anything more than three,” he said. Deputy city manager Lambert Chu, who is the city liaison for the Burnaby Fire Department, couldn’t comment on why
The Burnaby Board of Trade is proud to present Experience Dubai and the Emirates tour with stops in: DUBAI, ABU DHABI, SHARJAH, AJMAN and FUJAIRAH. 9 Day tour from May 15 to May 23, 2015
CAD $2,750 *based on double occupancy
• 4-star accommodations • Return airfare • 11 meals + high tea at the Burj Al Arab • Entrance fees to museums and sites
• Visit Burj Khalifa observation deck, Sheikh Zayed Mosque, and Palm Jumeirah • Shopping at The Dubai Mall • Sand Dune Safari in the Dubai deserts
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Attend an information session: February 3, 5, 11, 16 or 19. For times and to register, call 604.412.0100 or email admin@bbot.ca. Visit bbot.ca for details.