The Burnaby NOW’s Story of the Year is as much a tradition as Christmas lights and holiday treats – but this year we are adding a twist to the much-anticipated feature.
This year we are asking you, the readers: What is your top pick for News Story of the Year?
In the running for News Story of the Year is Kinder Morgan’s much-debated proposed pipeline expansion project. This week, Kinder Morgan officially applied to the National Energy Board for approval of their plan to twin the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs through Burnaby, increasing capacity from 300,000 barrels of oil per day to 890,000.
Development in the city: Boom, boom, booming. There are a number of developments awaiting approval by Burnaby city council, including the first phase of the Brentwood Town Centre redevelopment and a possible three-tower development at the Value Village site in Edmonds.
But with development comes change, and no one has handled change quite like TransLink: The good, and the botched. From the Compass card to the upcoming changes to the bus loop at Brentwood and Metrotown malls, TransLink has a lot of projects on the go in Burnaby, and it’ll be interesting to see how they all play out in the New Year.
TransLink’s woes, however, pale in comparison to the heated debate over the city’s animal control bylaw. The bylaw sure caused a stir this fall in Burnaby. Pet store owners were facing off against animal welfare groups over the retail sale of pets, while pit bull lovers demanded council remove breed-specific legislation. Council eventually decided to strengthen breed-specific wording and continue to allow some pets to be sold in retail shops.
And then we had the renegade dentist. Guilty of illegally practising dentistry from his home, the story of Burnaby’s Tung Sheng (David) Wu captured the attention of readers across the Lower Mainland.
So, we want to hear from you. What story strikes you as being the most newsworthy, the most important story to Burnaby residents?
Please take our poll at www.burnabynow.com and weigh in on what you think was critical news this year. Oh, and if you think we’ve missed something that should be the top story, or at least in the running, shoot us an email about it to: [email protected]. You can also comment on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BurnabyNOW.
We will unveil our staff picks and readers’ choices for the story of the year in our Dec. 27 edition.
