NEWS 5
Police investigate shootings
COMMUNITY 11
Witchcraft at the Fringe
SPORTS 27
5
Chiefs play waiting game
THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND FRIDAY AUGUST 26, 2016
LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS
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VEGGIES ON WHEELS
What to do with all of those zucchinis at this time of year? Race them, of course. The Burnaby Artisan Farmers’ Market held its annual zucchini races last weekend. Little Lana MacCharles put together a super zucchini hot rod, with a little help from Ron Gorman. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER
NEWS
Liberal MP : Little support for pipeline
Terry Beech tells panel:‘the people of Burnaby North-Seymour, on balance, stand opposed to this project’ By Brent Richter North Shore News
The residents of Burnaby North-Seymour, “arguably the most impacted riding in the country,” stand opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to Burrard Inlet, according to Liberal MP Terry Beech.
Beech made the statement to Natural Resources Canada’s ministerial panel, which is holding meetings along the proposed pipeline’s route to gather stakeholder and public feedback. Their report will be used to help inform the Trudeau government’s decision on whether or not to greenlight
the pipeline. Beech presented to the panel Aug. 19 summarizing the months of feedback he’d listened to and study he’d done into the proposal. “My first job as an elected official is to understand how constituents in Burnaby North-Seymour feel about this project.This is
important because I promised through the election campaign that I would be the voice of the community in Ottawa and not Ottawa’s voice in the community,” he said. “After speaking with tens of thousands of individuals, including local, provincial and indigenous represen-
tatives, I can tell you with confidence that the people of Burnaby North-Seymour, on balance, stand opposed to this project and that the community does not grant its permission for the project to proceed.” The comment drew applause from residents and activists watching in the gal-
lery at District of North Vancouver municipal hall. But Beech added, “the spectrum of support is more broader and nuanced than a simple yes or no answer,” with many people supportive with conditions or raising concerns but not rejecting the pipeline outright. Continued on page 4
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