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Taking sides in a battle over war Janaya Fuller-Evans
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StopWar’s message of peace is being questioned after the group organized a speaking event with controversial British politician George Galloway in Vancouver. Organizations that have endorsed StopWar in the past, including the City of Burnaby, are being targeted by a Stop StopWar campaign. But Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said the city isn’t backing down from its
endorsement of StopWar. “They’re trying to shut up George Galloway,” Corrigan said. “They’re trying to take away his right of free speech.” That isn’t something a newspaper, such as the NOW, should be part of, he added. “I’m stunned that you’re spending any time on it,” he said. Talks like Galloway’s will “stimulate discussion,” Corrigan said, and added the city still stands behind StopWar’s points of agreement. The StopWar coalition’s points of
agreement include building a broad-based peace/anti-war coalition, opposing war as a means of settling international disputes and opposing “the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands.” The group’s website says it wants UN resolutions regarding the PalestinianIsraeli conflict enforced. Stop StopWar, based out of the University of British Columbia, is an email campaign asking politicians, unions and other organizations to revoke their endorsement of StopWar because of the
group’s link to Galloway, a former Labour MP from Scotland. The Burnaby NOW was contacted by letter writers for the Stop StopWar campaign, as well as Jonathon Narvey, editor of online magazine The Propagandist, about Burnaby’s support of StopWar. University of British Columbia student Daniel Meron, who works in Burnaby, said in a phone interview that he is part of the campaign and is hoping organizations revoke their endorsements. StopWar Page 4
A cool way to recycle the baby’s old bathtub
Larry Wright/burnaby now
One way: It was a tight fit, but Cameron (who only gave his first name) found a baby bathtub to use as a toboggan on Burnaby Mountain. People took advantage of the fresh snow to have a bit of fun before it all turned to slush and rain. For more photos of the snow, see page 11 and visit our website at www.burnabynow.com.
Slip slidin’ in the city
Andrew Fleming staff reporter
Burnaby had its first real taste of winter on Thursday. Environment Canada reported around 10 centimetres of snow had fallen by the end of the day, causing trouble for commuters.
Simon Fraser University cancelled classes at its campus just after 3 p.m. because of the icy road conditions leading up the mountain, while TransLink also temporarily suspended its bus service to the campus for a few hours in the late afternoon and early evening. “We managed to survive,” said SFU
spokesperson Marianne Meadahl with a laugh. “It came a lot earlier this year and it’s not even technically winter yet but it helps us to get all our ducks in a row.” She added that students were advised to wait for bus service to resume rather than try and walk down the icy mountain. Snow Page 8
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