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List of heroes grows in city Eight residents recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty in Burnaby By Janaya Fuller-Evans
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The City of Burnaby is adding eight new heroes to its growing roster. Prominent senior rights activist George Doering is one of the winners of the 19th annual Local Hero Awards, selected by the city’s social planning committee from a pool of 12 publicly nominated Good Samaritans. Doering teaches workshops through the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of B.C., has volunteered at the office of NDP MLA Raj Chouhan for a decade, and was a member of the New Vista Society executive for 18 years, according to the report. “George has been a tireless advocate and volunteer all his life,” his nomination stated. “He has been an instrumental member of the Burnaby-Edmonds community.” Rotarian Janice Froese was nominated for her work with the Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake. She is involved with a number of schools and youth organizations, and coordinates the club’s Burnaby Boots for Kids program in the winter. Aliya Jiwa has volunteered with the Burnaby Art Gallery for more than five years and works with the organization,
CAPTURING THE MOMENTS:
Above, Erwin Lee and Iris Lee take a photo of their Father’s Day memory at Burnaby Village Museum. At right, father Ben Kerby hams it up to make sure daughter Felicity smiles for a photo. The village was jam-packed with dads and kids on Sunday enjoying the weather and exhibits. PHOTOS KEVIN HILL
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Report: Pipeline will cost city millions By Jennifer Moreau
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The proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion could cost cities like Burnaby millions more in extra infrastructure costs, according to a study filed as evidence in the National Energy Board hearing for the Trans Mountain expansion. Meanwhile, Mayor Derek Corrigan is saying Burnaby
can’t be expected to absorb those costs. “Cities have to be able to pass on those expenses to the people who are making a profit off the pipeline,” Corrigan told the NOW. Five municipalities - Burnaby, Surrey, Coquitlam, Abbotsford and the Township of Langley - commissioned Associated Engineering to complete the study.The objective was to determine how much extra they
are already paying, thanks to the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline, and how much more they can expect to pay if the pipeline expansion is approved. According to the study, the current annual costs for operating, maintaining and replacing city infrastructure near the existing pipeline are $5 million for all five municipalities combined. If the pipeline expansion is approved, the projected costs total $93
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million over a 50-year period. Burnaby is now paying an annual $1.2 million, but that could rise to approximately $1.5 million should the second pipeline go through.The 50-year projected cost for Burnaby alone is $17.6 million. Extra costs associated with building around and maintaining city infrastructure close to private utility lines is nothing new. Continued on page 4
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