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ELECTION 2013: FOCUS ON THE BURNABY-DEER LAKE RIDING, BY NIKI HOPE, REPORTER

Six youth from Burnaby received bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards on April 27 at the local Ismaili Centre. The Burnaby award recipients are Imaan Shivji, Sanna Huda, Amaara Dhanji, Serena Li, Arshaan Merchant and Nicholas Luong.

It was a close race in Burnaby-North, with final results not in by press time. But B.C. Liberal candidate Richard Lee stayed ahead of B.C. NDP candidate Janet Routledge by a thin margin of votes throughout the evening.

Burnaby council approved a 2.47 per cent residential property tax hike at Monday night's meeting when the annual financial plan was presented. The expenditures for the 2013 operating and capital plans total $526,340,610.

In celebration of Vancouver Asian Heritage Month, Japanese flutist and Burnaby resident Minoru Yamamoto will join the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and international guest musicians for a special Japanese music concert this weekend.

There was an increase in incidents attended by the fire department from January to May of this year, according to the Burnaby Fire Department's 2013 first quarter report presented to council May 6.

ELECTION 2013: FOCUS ON THE BURNABY-DEER LAKE RIDING, BY NIKI HOPE, REPORTER

Liberal leader Christy Clark showed up in Burnaby to cast her vote on Wednesday, but she may have spoiled her ballot.

It was a neck-and-neck race in Burnaby-Lougheed, with results pouring in throughout the evening, and the gap between the Liberals and NDP often fewer than 100 votes.

'TO ME, IT'S JUST THIS CONSTANT CONCEALMENT, HIDING HIS REAL POSITIONS ON THINGS,' - CLARK