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Robyn DriedgerKlassen will help put voice to the SongÀre Festival of Song later this month. See Page A10
Dolphin theatre could be done Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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A member of the Burnaby RCMP allows a command vehicle to enter the scene on Royal Oak where two bodies were discovered in a sushi restaurant Sunday night.
Double murder at sushi restaurant Man and woman shot Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is investigating a double murder at Royal Oak Sushi House in South Burnaby Sunday night. IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Jennifer Pound said the victims are a man and a woman and they were both shot. “They are not known to police and they are both associated to that business.”
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The man has been identi¿ed as Burnaby RCMP were called to the 36-year-old Burnaby resident Huong business in the 6500-block of Royal (Andy) Tran. Police are not Oak between Kingsway and yet releasing the name of the Grimmer Street. female victim as they are still A passerby had noticed a man notifying her next of kin. on the Àoor inside the business, Pound said it’s still early prompting him to call 911, in the investigation but the Pound said. incident doesn’t appear to be Burnaby Mounties found the POUND gang-related. Police have yet man and woman dead inside. to determine a motive for the When it appeared they were killings. victims of foul play, IHIT was called There were also no reports to police in. of shots ¿red in the area. On Monday afternoon, Royal Oak On May 27, at about 9:30 p.m., between Kingsway and Grimmer
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remained closed to traf¿c, a situation Pound expected to continue “well into the night.” Forensic teams were on scene and police of¿cers were canvassing the neighbourhood for information on the incident. Anyone with information on the double homicide is asked to contact the IHIT tiplines at 1-877-551IHIT(4448) or ihittipline@rcmp-grc. gc.ca. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip at Solvecrime.ca. twitter.com/WandaChow
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The Dolphin Cinema, which has served North Burnaby for ¿ve decades, could soon be demolished to make way for a new development. The property at 4555 Hastings St. is the subject of a rezoning application which proposes to replace the movie theatre with a fourstorey mixed-use development. Under the Hastings Street Area Plan, to achieve the maximum permitted Àoor space, the project would have to comprise commercial space on the ¿rst two storeys, with residential on the top two Àoors, according to a city staff report. The developer, Heights Entertainment, has proposed that instead of the second Àoor being used for commercial space, that it house 11 accessible rental units through a partnership with the Vancouver Resource Society. The society, a nonpro¿t organization that specializes in providing accessible housing for people with disabilities, would own the units and rent them to tenants who qualify. Please see DOLPHIN, A5