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all jim Mcgregor wants are the scores and the highlights when he watches the late-night sports wrap up. Is that too much to ask? See Page a6
Kinder Morgan drops lawsuit One defendant vows to fight on Wanda Chow
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Disneyland makes vaccinations top of mind People are just as susceptible here in B.C.: Fraser Health Wanda Chow
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There’s nothing like a measles outbreak linked to Disneyland visitors to boost interest in vaccinations. Recent media coverage in which the California theme park has cautioned people to be immunized before their visits has led to an increase in calls to public health units seeking appointments
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for measles-mumps-rubella really is. And with so much vaccinations, said Fraser Health international travel, you will go Authority spokesperson Tasleem to Disney and you will have your Juma. That wasn’t holiday, but there the case last year are people from all when a measles over the world who outbreak hit closer tasleem Juma, Fraser Health are coming there as to home in the well.” What happened last year is that everyone travelled Fraser Valley. But that scenario abroad and brought it back... can happen just as Juma suggested people may have easily here at home figured last year’s event was nothing in Burnaby or New Westminster, to worry about as long as they Juma stressed. People come to didn’t travel to that region. Greater Vancouver from elsewhere “This is a really good reminder who are potentially carrying viruses. also about how small our world “That’s how these viruses spread
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very quickly because they’re brought into the community. What happened last year is that somebody travelled abroad and brought it back with them. And then because of low immunization rates in the community it spread very quickly.” Fraser Health’s most recent statistics have only 60.3 per cent of Burnaby residents aged two and under up to date with all their required vaccinations as of the end of March 2013. A year later it was 58.2 per cent. please see traveLLerS, a7
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Kinder Morgan is dropping its lawsuit against several people protesting its recent pipeline study work on Burnaby Mountain, but at least one defendant plans to continue his fight. The company is proposing to almost triple capacity of its Trans Mountain pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby. In November and December it ran into opposition from protesters as it tried to drill into Burnaby Mountain as part of geotechnical study work to determine if the pipeline could be routed through it in a tunnel. In response, the company filed a civil lawsuit against five named defendants— Adam Gold, Mia Nissen, Stephen Collis, Lynne Quarmby, and Alan Dutton—seeking damages it estimated at more than $5 million per month of delay. The work went ahead after the company succeeded in getting court injunctions preventing protesters from getting in the way of its crews. please see deFendant, a3