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WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 10 2014 www.burnabynewsleader.com
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Childcare options limited during teachers strike Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart checks out trees that have been freshly cut at a site Kinder Morgan is clearing in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area to be able to drill bore holes to determine whether it will be able to run its expanded Trans Mountain pipeline through Burnaby Mountain.
Burnaby Mountain access decision coming NEB to decide after Sept. 15 whether Kinder Morgan can continue pipeline-related work Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
The City of Burnaby and others opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are at a stalemate on Burnaby Mountain with project proponent Kinder Morgan. The city’s issued a stop work order. Trees have been cut. Residents, protesters and city
staff have stood guard in Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area to prevent further disruption by the pipeline company’s crews. The company says it has the right to access the land, even without the city’s permission. It says the National Energy Board (NEB) Act allows such access for studies on possible routing for the pipeline. It wants to put the pipeline through the mountain so it needs to drill through it to assess its suitability. Burnaby city hall says the company can come on the land,
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but can’t ignore city bylaws, which include prohibiting tree-cutting or drilling in city parks. The two disparate conclusions come after the NEB issued a ruling last month saying the company could access the land. “I wouldn’t say it’s unusual for two parties to have a different interpretation of what we’re getting at,” said NEB spokesperson Sarah Kiley. “It’s really up to the parties to either come to an agreement themselves, or to come back to us and say, as Trans Mountain has
done, in this case we’d like an order [forcing access] or they can take it to the courts.” An order would have more teeth to it than a ruling, Kiley explained. Burnaby has until Sept. 10 to provide comment on Kinder Morgan’s request to the NEB, then the company will have until Sept. 15 to reply. The NEB’s decision would come some time after that. If it grants such an order, the company could then register it with the courts making it enforceable, Kiley said. Please see MP CALLS TREE CUTTING, A3
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Week two of “back to no school” and no end to the teachers strike is in sight for children and parents who continue to scramble for childcare. There are still a few, albeit limited, options available. Burnaby Neighbourhood House has spaces available for drop-in care during strike days at nine elementary schools—Clinton, Douglas Road, Gilpin, Lochdale, Marlborough, Maywood, Stride Avenue, Suncrest and Twelfth Avenue, said program director Sara Shaw. Some centres were full last week while others were at 50 per cent capacity, she said. “We do have spaces. It might not necessarily be at the centre closest to them but we can accommodate them at another centre.” The cost is $237 per week or $47.40 per day for care from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., or $200 per week, $40 a day for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Wana Sei, manager of child care at 604-431-0400 or wanas@burnabynh.ca. Please see STRIKE CAMPS STILL AVAILABLE, A3