Burnaby Now December 2 2016

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NEWS 3,5,10

Pipeline politics and protests

PEOPLE 11

His adventure on wheels

SPORTS 31

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Teen in water polo mix

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2016

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LOCAL NEWS – LOCAL MATTERS

COOKIE TIME: Marilyn

Sheehan whips up some cookies in the farmhouse kitchen at Burnaby Village Museum as part of the village’s Heritage Christmas celebrations. The museum is open daily until Jan. 2 (closed on Dec. 24 and 25) with a host of Christmasrelated activities and entertainment – including the popular visits with Father Christmas, the Twelve Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt, and Forte Theatre Society’s production of Christmas Art Talent – plus, of course, rides on the 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel. For more photos, see www. burnabynow.com. For a full schedule of Christmas events, see www.burnabyvillage museum.ca.

PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

THE CHANGING CITY

Pot sales in the city’s liquor stores? By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

It was one of the big promises made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the last federal election.While the country

waits for the federal government to follow through on legalizing pot for recreational use, the City of Burnaby wants to make sure it’s prepared to handle the drug when it happens. In December, city coun-

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cil will be considering a resolution by two groups in the liquor industry proposing a non-medical marijuana distribution model that permits pot sales only in licensed public and private liquor stores.

The proposal is being brought forward by the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union and the B.C. Private Liquor Store Association.The two groups are asking local government for support for the plan.

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While Mayor Derek Corrigan said the proposal may not be that popular with some of the smaller pot shops, he suggested it’s an “attractive” option. He argued that having marijuana controlled like al-

cohol would help prevent minors from getting their hands on the drug and put a store’s liquor licence on the line if they start doing something improper.

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