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September 25 2013 www.burnabynewsleader.com
Could this man become the next leader of the Bc ndP? See page A4
Man dies after police incident Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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Competitors in the first Women2Warrior obstacle course race pysche themselves up at the start of the five kilometre race Saturday at Swangard Stadium. The event featured more than 250 women competing in tests of their speed, agility, strength, balance and courage. See photos, page A3
Secondary suites may soon be ‘legit’ Staff recommend going ahead with program Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
Burnaby’s status as one of the few Metro Vancouver municipalities that doesn’t allow secondary suites could soon come to an end. Burnaby city staff is recommending council approve implementation of its proposed
secondary suites program after it met with majority support in a public opinion survey conducted last spring. Although there are almost 6,000 of them in Burnaby, secondary suites are currently illegal in Burnaby and all it takes to have one shut down by bylaw inspectors is a complaint to city hall from a neighbour. The proposed program was
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developed partly due to community requests for such affordable housing that came out of the process for the city’s social sustainability strategy. The city received 130 completed public opinion surveys for the program which asked people’s input on five aspects of the program. On the program’s objectives, 80 per cent agreed with the city’s aims which include increasing safety standards of suites, protecting
affordable housing and ensuring impacts on neighbourhoods are minimized. Of the 17 per cent who did not agree, concerns cited included the impact of suites on the livability of single-family neighbourhoods. The plan would: • limit suite size to 970 sq. ft. or 40% of total floor area of the house, whichever is less Please see burNAby, A3
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A man who went into medical distress while in Burnaby RCMP custody has died in hospital, says the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), which is investigating the incident. Just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Burnaby RCMP responded to a complaint at a home near Cambridge Street in North Burnaby, says the IIO. At the scene, officers found a man in medical distress. They placed him in a police car then noticed his condition deteriorating. Paramedics were called and emergency medical care was given before the man was taken to hospital, where he died the next day. The civilian-led IIO, which investigates cases of death or injury involving police, was notified at 7:17 a.m. on the day of the incident and immediately sent investigators to the scene. “Investigators have completed initial activities including identifying and interviewing witnesses, conducting a neighbourhood canvass and obtaining other forensic evidence,” said the IIO. see IN-CuStODy, A4