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She wants to hawk hotdogs Resident gets her food cart ready but finds out process is filled with challenges Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter
Burnaby needs to allow food carts to help small business owners and create a fun atmosphere in the city, according to a resident who has had her hotdog cart business stalled. Kathy Sullivan moved to Burnaby 18 months ago and was unable to find work, she said. So she decided to start her own business. “I bought a hotdog cart,” Sullivan said, adding she outfitted it, and got her insurance and Food Safe certification, before discovering it is impossible to run a food cart business in Burnaby. Food carts are only allowed on private property, and must be approved by businesses that own the property. Business owners want to see all the licenses and permits in place before they’ll allow you to put your cart on their property, she explained, but the city won’t grant the permits until that agreement is made with the business. Many of Burnaby’s businesses are centred at the city’s malls, Sullivan added in her recent presentation to council, which is not good for small business owners. Malls have contracts with big chain restaurants and fast food operators, which makes it unlikely that the malls will welcome a hotdog cart vendor on the property, she explained. Sullivan came with a short petition Carts Page 9
SANTA ARRIVES AT B R E N T W O O D
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Solid gold: Hayley Wickenheiser lets Megan Beres, 11, hold her Olympic gold medal during last weekend’s inaugural Wickenheiser International Women’s Hockey Festival held at Burnaby 8 Rinks.
First hockey fest is a winner More than 900 young women from across Canada, the U.S. and the Czech Republic converged in Burnaby last weekend to participate in the inaugural Wickenheiser International Women’s Hockey Festival. Organizers mixed competition, elite athletes, sports personalities and world-class trainers in a unique hockey event that ran from Thursday to Sunday at Burnaby 8 Rinks. A total of 54 teams across 10 divisions competed in the tournament in addition to attending the off-ice clinics and presenta-
tions. “The festival was everything I wanted it to be and more thanks to our sponsors who saw the value of investing in the empowerment of these young women both on and off the ice,” said Hayley Wickenheiser in a press release. “My hope is that they have all left here with a sense of ‘why not me?’ And that they can do anything they set their minds to.” Special guests at the festival included Olympians and Wickenheiser’s teammates, CarlaMacLeodandGinaKingsbury,Olympic
gold medalist and rower Ben Rutledge and Olympic swimmer Scott Dickens. Highly regarded coaches and trainers such as Mel Davidson, former NHLer Ryan Walter, Kim McCullough, Syl Corbett and Kelsey Andries held sessions that addressed everything from coaching techniques to interactive footwork for players. Guest appearances were made by former NHLer and Olympian, Trevor Linden and young Vancouver Canuck Hockey Page 3
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