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Film biz on the rise? Situation looking up for local business Wanda Chow
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chardaye Bueckert and Julia lane are among the volunteers from three student groups at simon Fraser University working to raise awareness about the translink funding referendum that is expected to be held this fall.
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Three groups at Simon Fraser University have teamed up to launch an information campaign to ensure students’ voices are heard in the TransLink funding referendum slated for later this year. But with no date and no question yet set for the vote, which will determine how TransLink will pay for future services, it’s a bit of a moving target, admitted Chardaye Bueckert of the Simon Fraser Student Society.
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It appears the local film industry is on the rebound if the experience of one Burnaby business is any indication. Last year, Can Am Importique auctioned off half its inventory of props to help stave off closure of the decades-old business. Less than a year later, things are looking up, says Can Am’s owner, Paul Pincott. “Talk about a sigh of relief. I’m so thankful 2013 is gone. It’s a bad luck number to begin with.” Pincott said he’s not out of the woods yet. His prop rental business in the Lake City area is “still a little soft,” largely due to computergenerated imaging reducing the need for physical props. And with most of his props based on a retro and nostalgic look, it’s not fitting in with some of the major film shoots currently in town, such Tomorrowland starring George Clooney. Please see ‘ThIngS arE DEfInITELy pErCOLaTIng’, a4