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RCMP officer slain Burnaby Const. ShaelynYang, 31,fatally stabbed in the line of duty Cornelia Naylor
cnaylor@burnabynow.com
A 31-year-old Burnaby Mountie was stabbed to death in the line of duty Tuesday morning during a call at a local park. At about 11:05 a.m., Const. ShaelynYang accompanied a City of Burnaby parks employee responding to a complaint in the area of Broadway Park near the intersection of CanadaWay and Curle Avenue, according to police. At the scene,Yang got into an altercation with a man and was fatally stabbed. The man was shot and taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Photos of the scene Continued on page 16
ALL SMILES: Incumbent Burnaby Citizens Association Coun. Alison Gu celebrates her victory in the 2022 municipal election. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
Burnaby Citizens Association adds to council majority Lauren Vanderdeen
lvanderdeen@burnabynow.com
The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is celebrating after regaining a stronghold on city council. With all four incumbent councillors re-elected and
two BCA newcomers celebrating a council victory, the NDP-affiliated party now holds six of eight council seats. “The future is bright,” said incumbent BCA Coun. Sav Dhaliwal at an election watch party on Oct. 15.
BCA incumbent Coun. Alison Gu, just 26, is looking at a second landslide victory with the highest number of votes in the unofficial results at 17,340 — 4,316 more than the candidate following in second place, BCA incumbent Coun. James
Wang. She won 8.08 per cent of the vote. “I’m really honoured that there’s been so much trust placed in me,” Gu told the NOW. “The message I’ve always put forward is that housing and climate need to be tackled together,
and we need to be doing it at a pace that is urgent. And I hope that’s what resonates with people.” The two spots left open by the retirement of longtime councillors Dan Johnston and Colleen Jordan opened the door for Continued on page 17