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Complex issues can lead to voter apathy

Professor says voters lose interest when decisions are too complicated

Wayne Marklund, Conservative candidate for Burnaby-North

Question: How long have you lived in Burnaby? Answer: (Marklund currently lives in Port Coquitlam. His business is based in Burnaby.

Research could help victims

Researchers at Simon Fraser University have made a discovery they say could lead to new drugs that will prevent complications arising from ischemia, one of the devastating after-effects of heart attack and stroke, which disrupts blood flow to the hea

SFU researchers to examine cold weather obesity relationship

Researchers at Simon Fraser University are seeking participants for a study looking at the relationship between cold weather and weight gain in obese people.

Carrie McLaren, Green candidate for Burnaby-North

Question: How long have you lived in Burnaby? Answer: I have to think back but somewhere close to maybe 10 years.

Janet Routledge, NDP candidate for Burnaby-North

Question: How long have you lived in Burnaby? Answer: I've lived in Burnaby for 16 years.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THURSDAY, MAY 9 Murder Times Three, 7 to 8: 30 p.m. at the Burnaby Public Library, McGill branch, 4595 Albert St. Three local Canadian mystery authors team up for an evening of readings and discussion.

Curtains for the Dolphin?

At its Monday night meeting, council gave first reading to a rezoning bylaw that could lead to the eventual demolition of Dolphin Cinemas.

Shian Gu, Liberal candidate for Burnaby-Deer Lake

Question: Who are you? Answer: I'm Shian Gu, Liberal candidate for Burnaby-Deer Lake. Q: How long have you lived in Burnaby? A: I'm not living in Burnaby. I have been practising medicine in Burnaby for 14 years.

Pregnant city moms turned away

Burnaby Family Life Institute, one of the city's largest non-profit social service agencies, is stretched to its financial limits and is turning away pregnant women and new moms in dire need of help.