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OOEY, GOOEY FUN: Grade 6 students Anh Do (right) and Janelle Lu had their hands full during a slime-making exercise at a STEM4Girls Day at Cariboo Hill Secondary Thursday. About 200 girls in Grade 6, 7, and 8 were at the school last week to take part in hands-on activities and to hear from women mentors in science, technology, engineering and math careers. Read the story on page 9. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Corrigan chokes up at ﬁnal council meeting Kelvin Gawley

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Derek Corrigan has attended thousands of meetings over the last 31 years – council, committees, regional boards and with community groups, businesses, premiers, prime ministers and more. But his final public council meeting as mayor was likely one of the few times the veteran politician became visibly emotional.

Corrigan was first elected as councillor in 1987 and served in that role until being elected mayor in 2002. He won re-election four time before losing to mayor-elect Mike Hurley on Oct. 20. “I feel great about what we’ve accomplished and what I’ve accomplished personally,” Corrigan said. “And as I leave, I wish you all the very best of luck and success in the future in the city that I love.” The former lawyer made the

comments in closing a short council meeting that saw members approve a short list of mostly minor reports and bylaws. Corrigan praised the city’s citizens, staff and councillors. “Let me finish by saying that it has been a great ride over 31 years,” he said. “That’s an incredible span of political life and it has been an incredible privilege to serve the people of Burnaby for that long.” Corrigan will officially relin-

quish the title of mayor on Nov. 5 when Hurley is sworn in. Council will also welcome the Burnaby Green Party’s Joe Keithley. “While we changed some of the people around the table, I don’t think the direction is going to change much,” Corrigan said. Corrigan said he plans to spend more time with his three grandchildren. “Over the course of my career here, I’ve developed both diabetes and hypertension and I’m feeling

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healthier already,” he said. The mayor’s comments followed an emotional tribute from Coun. Colleen Jordan, who called his leadership “the glue that held us together.” “I’ve been suffering the last few days – one might call it survivor’s guilt – because it seems like one person is suffering at the hands of the electors when we, as a council, have done things collectively and all together,” Jordan said. Continued on page 5

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