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WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 1 2014 www.burnabynewsleader.com
Burnaby RCMP officer helping to get puppies ready for the work world. SEE PAGE A8
Strike leads to budget woes Education Ministry wants all strike savings back from district Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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Burnaby entertainer Michael Bublé greets a family friend during an impromptu visit to the Burnaby RCMP open house on Saturday. Bublé is on a break before embarking on the next leg of his world tour in November. See more PHOTOS on Page A3
Pipeline fight raises ‘constitutional question’ NEB turns down Kinder Morgan order request Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
Chalk one up for the City of Burnaby after it won the latest round Thursday at the National Energy Board (NEB). But the next day Kinder Morgan was already back on its feet, throwing its next punches. The NEB turned down Kinder Morgan’s request for an order that would have forced Burnaby city hall
to allow intrusive study work to go before it can be decided whether the ahead on Burnaby Mountain. NEB has the authority to overrule It was clear the company was municipal bylaws and issue such an asking the NEB order. to order Burnaby The company did to stop enforcing just that on Friday its bylaws, the afternoon. Greg McDade, city’s lawyer NEB said in its As the NEB We’re pleased that Burnaby’s decision. “In the bylaws have been confirmed said it would hear Board’s view, this the matter on an at least for the time being. clearly raises a expedited basis, constitutional Kinder Morgan’s question.” lawyers have asked that an oral As such, the company must file hearing be held on the issue on Oct. a notice of constitutional question 6.
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The company wants to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby, almost tripling capacity to allow for increased exports of oil sands crude to overseas markets. Earlier this year, Kinder Morgan announced its new preferred route in Burnaby would be a tunnel through Burnaby Mountain. The NEB extended the project review process to give the company time to conduct studies to see whether that’s feasible. Please see NO INVASIVE WORK, A4
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Teachers and students may be back in class but the financial uncertainty continues for Burnaby school district now that the education ministry wants all its strike savings back. Burnaby district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank said the district was allowed to keep 20 per cent of the total savings resulting from the teachers strike in the 2013-2014 school year. So Burnaby returned $6.3 million to Victoria representing the teacher salaries and benefits that were not paid due to the teachers’ job action in May and June. It gets to keep about $1.5 million and it also managed to save about $1.9 million in the costs of energy, substitute staff, supplies and services and benefits. But any hopes that the money would help the district’s already strained budget have been put on hold by the Ministry of Education. Please see DISTRICTS, A3