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District refuses to budge No plans to extend public feedback deadline on policy Janaya Fuller-Evans
staff reporter
While the Burnaby school board is actively considering feedback on policy 5.45, the end of the public consultation period is still June 3, according to school board chair Larry Hayes. Policy 5.45 is a draft policy supporting students and employees who are (or are assumed to be) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirit or queer (LGBTQ) But Hayes First reported @ BurnabyNow.com w a s quick to point out that things could change. “There are not a lot of original ideas at this point,” he said regarding the feedback, which includes dozens of emails from people both for and against the policy. The board has already considered most of the points brought forward so far, he said, but added specific areas of concern are being examined. But trustees hope to wrap up work on the policy by the end of the school Policy Page 4
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Danger: Larry Campfield wants barriers put up to prevent cars from running off the road on Manchester Drive in Burnaby. The building manager says the street light has been knocked out six times by drivers who have lost control of their vehicles on the curve.
Drivers can’t handle the curve Janaya Fuller-Evans
staff reporter
Residents of a lowrise condo building on Manchester Drive say there have been at least four incidents of vehicles driving onto the property since January. Burnaby RCMP has only two incidents of vehicles losing control in the area on record since 2007. There were five crash incidents in the area in 2010, according to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Two resulted in an injury or fatality, while three only caused property damage. Statistics were not available for 2011.
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Vehicles speeding around the sharp curve on Government Street – between Cardston Court and Gildwood Drive – are the primary issue, according to Larry Campfield, building manager at 9584 Manchester Dr. “The speed is just horrendous,” he said of vehicles going by. “The street light’s been knocked out six times.” Campfield, who has managed the building for about 10 years, says the problem began about five years ago. The curve is very sharp, he said, and drivers over-correct when coming out of it. It is difficult to get ICBC to assess property damage and the RCMP to come out after each incident, he said.
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The City of Burnaby will not put up a cement barrier to prevent drivers from driving on to the property, he added. When residents confront the drivers, they offer to cover the cost of any property damage, according to Campfield, but once they get away they never do. The building on Manchester Drive has about 50 suites, according to Campfield, with about 140 residents, including young children. “People are frightened to go on the sidewalk,” he said. A pedestrian was struck in the area in July 2007, according to Cpl. Brenda Gresiuk,
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