TEAM Burnaby
Burnaby: Corrigan looks set for another landslide
Submitted by Dan Hilborn on November 15, 2008 - 8:36pm.The early results in Burnaby show mayor Derek Corrigan and the entire BCA slate is headed for another victory.
Burnaby Snapshot
Submitted by Anonymous on October 27, 2008 - 2:05pm.From simmering allegations of financial mismanagement to claims of heavy-handed discipline in the city’s main opposition party, things could get nasty in the upcoming Burnaby civic election campaign.
But Mayor Derek Corrigan, who represents the NDP-affiliated Burnaby Citizens Association, said he’d like the campaign to focus on the positive issues such as the dedication of green space and the ongoing development of the Edmonds town centre.
A BCA sweep
Submitted by Dan Hilborn on November 15, 2008 - 11:14pm.
It was a clean sweep in Burnaby as mayor Derek Corrigan and his Burnaby Citizens Association colleagues won every seat on city council and school board.
BCA takes early lead
Submitted by Dan Hilborn on November 15, 2008 - 8:37pm.
The early results in Burnaby show Derek Corrigan and the entire BCA slate is headed for another victory.
With whipped cream on top
Submitted by Dan Hilborn on November 12, 2008 - 2:30pm.One of the most contentious topics in Burnaby's civic election campaign is city hall's purchase of an SAP computing system that is behind schedule, overbudget, and threatening to become embroiled in a lawsuit. Shawn Hall, the media spokesperson for Telus said his company backed out of the deal in 2006 because of the ever-growing scope of the project.
Cliff Ronning gets political
Submitted by Dan Hilborn on November 6, 2008 - 5:03pm.Former NHL star and Cliff Ronning is throwing his support behind Team Burnaby in the Nov. 15 civic election. In a press release issued Thursday morning, Ronning noted that he is a "cousin-in-law" to Team city council candidate Dino Infanti and that he admires the group's work ethic, talent and diversity.
Team exodus
Submitted by Dan Hilborn on November 3, 2008 - 3:51pm.There’s been an exodus of expertise from Team Burnaby, with the departure of at least three senior campaign workers in less than two weeks.
The defections began three weeks ago when campaign manager John Cameron and media liaison Alise Mills left the civic party at about the same time that Team council candidate Stanley Jung resigned from the slate.
Last week, David Pasin told local newspapers that “philosophical differences” made it impossible for him to continue as the replacement campaign manager.
Burnaby candidates list
Submitted by Mark Yuen on October 28, 2008 - 4:59pm.
Mayor:
Andrew Robert CHISHOLM, TEAM BURNABY
Derek CORRIGAN, BCA - BURNABY CITIZENS
Councillors:
Gary BEGIN, INDEPENDENT VOICES
Pietro CALENDINO, BCA - BURNABY CITIZENS
Parvin CHAMI
Richard CHANG, BCA - BURNABY CITIZENS
Jeffrey CHIU, TEAM BURNABY
Sav DHALIWAL, BCA - BURNABY CITIZENS
Jim ERVIN
Garth EVANS, INDEPENDENT VOICES
Tod FRASER
Dino INFANTI, TEAM BURNABY
Burnaby politics heat up
Submitted by Anonymous on October 28, 2008 - 10:50am.The level of rhetoric is rising in Burnaby, after a first-time city council candidate announced he was splitting from Team Burnaby to run as an independent.
Dr. Stanley Jung, who lists his occupation as a chiropractor and forensics expert, did not return repeated phone calls from 24 hours, but was reported as saying his decision was based on unease with a Team Burnaby policy to lower the rate of tax increases.
