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WV man killed in Burnaby collision
A West Vancouver man was killed Wednesday in a three-car collision near Simon Fraser University.
The 22-year-old was driving north on Gaglardi Way just before 4 p.m. when his Pontiac G5 crossed the centre line between Broadway and Burnaby Mountain Parkway and crashed head-on into an SUV, according to police. A third vehicle, unable to avoid the accident, also plowed into the victim’s car. The man suffered severe injuries in the collision and was pronounced dead a short time later. He was the vehicle’s only occupant. “When police officers arrived, it was evident that the (chances of) survival were minimal,” said Cpl. Brenda Gresiuk, a spokeswoman for the Burnaby RCMP. “It was a horrific accident.” The driver of the SUV fractured a leg and her passenger suffered minor injuries, as did the driver of the third vehicle. Police closed Gaglardi Way for close to five hours while See Driver page 9
Infant gratification
NEWS photo Mike Wakefield
MORGAN Haupt and her daughter Elliot attend a recent session of the B.C. Library Association’s Books for B.C. Babies program at the Lynn Valley Public Library. The service helps parents introduce their tots to reading and other learning activities at a very young age. A substantial body of research suggests the process will help the children succeed later in life. See story, page 3.
Evelyn remains safe from court claim Jane Seyd
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THE agreement this week to place the Vancouver Olympic Village development into receivership is not expected to immediately impact Millennium’s Evelyn development in West Vancouver, said a representative for the developer’s marketing firm, despite the fact that the developer could be forced to hand over other properties to the City of Vancouver. “Our understanding is the Evelyn Drive project is not connected in any way to Millennium Water,” said Lesli Boldt, a spokeswoman
Development appears unaffected by Olympic Village receivership
for Rennie Marketing Systems, which is handling promotion for Millennium Development Corp., the company behind both projects. “As of right now, there’s been no change in project status that we’re aware of.” Pre-sales on Evelyn’s first phase haven’t changed in the past two months, said Boldt — 31 of the 109 units have sold in the past year.
Boldt said construction on the project is still slated to begin in February. On Wednesday, a deal on Millennium’s Olympic Village development in False Creek was endorsed by a court order essentially giving the City of Vancouver control over the development through a receiver in order to recoup its outstanding loan of $740 million. If the city can’t recover all of its money through sales of the 480 high-end condos and commercial properties — considered quite likely — Millennium’s owners, Peter and Shahram Malek have agreed to hand over other assets for the city to liquidate. Exactly which assets may become part of the deal hasn’t been See City page 9