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WEDNESDAY
MARCH 26 2014 www.burnabynewsleader.com
Georgie Cole might just have an extra spring in her step this week, after being named the city’s outstanding citizen for 2014. See Page A3
City may seek cash for coal spill Mario Bartel
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Liz Boyd was able to overcome post partum depression after the birth of both her children with help from the Pacific Post Partum Support Society. The society is facing a funding crisis as demands for its services grow.
The devastating lows after the baby For new mothers dealing with post partum depression, support can be a crucial lifeline Wanda Chow
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For Liz Boyd, knowing there would be a live voice on the other end of the phone line was a godsend. The Burnaby resident had given birth to her second child, a daughter, and was referred to the Pacific Post Partum Support Society.
A few months after her first child, weren’t the underlying reason she a son, was born four years ago, felt the way she did. Boyd realized something was wrong. A public health nurse referred “I was crying all the time, I felt her to a post-partum counsellor at like I was in a fog,” Burnaby Hospital’s recalled Boyd, now mental health unit. 35. “If I would get That helped, as did a moment to myself Liz Boyd her return to work If I would get a moment I couldn’t stop and a steady daily to myself, I couldn’t stop crying, I was really routine. crying. I was really unhappy. unhappy.” But 10 weeks She knew it wasn’t into her pregnancy just the effects of sleep deprivation with her daughter, Boyd noticed the and the crash course in parenthood symptoms creeping up again. that all new moms experience. They She suffered anxiety, she found made the symptoms worse, but they it difficult to go to work. And she
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felt isolated. That’s not unusual as mental health issues often carry a stigma, making it difficult for people to talk openly about them. This time, she sought help right away, first with her obstetrician, then with the Reproductive Mental Health unit at St. Paul’s Hospital where her daughter was born 18 months ago. It was there that she was diagnosed with post-partum depression and referred to the Pacific Post Partum Support Society. Please see FUNDING, A8
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Bad news for the fish and turtles in Silver Creek and Burnaby Lake could end up being good news for other waterways and streams in Burnaby. The City of Burnaby and the Ministry of Environment are discussing possible compensation for damage caused when coal spilled into Silver Creek, Burnaby Lake and the Brunette River when a train derailed Jan. 11. Three coal hoppers jumped the track just past the Cariboo level crossing. Heavy rain and a washed-out beaver dam undermined the rails, and 40 tonnes of coal entered the waterways. Cleanup is still underway. Dipak Dattani, Burnaby’s acting deputy director of engineering, said the city may pursue further “environmental compensation” from CN, the tracks’ owners. “There has been an impact,” said Dattani. “We have to see where we can look for environmental compensation.” That could come in the form of funds to do work elsewhere in the watershed. see STREAMKEEPERS, A4