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News, Events & Notices
Burnaby School Trustees named 2011 “Newsmaker of the Year 2011”
January, 2012 - Burnaby's School Trustees were named Newsmakers of 2011 in Xtra Vancouver's community newspaper. Read more here.
Meet Burnaby's Councillors & School Trustees at Burnaby Board of Trade Reception
January, 2012 - Meet the Burnaby City Council and School Trustees at a reception hosted by the Burnaby Board of Trade on Thursday, January 19, 2012. For more information and to register, click here.
Burnaby Citizens Association thanks the good people of Burnaby for showing confidence in civic leadership
November 21, 2011, Burnaby, BC – Elected to all council and school trustee seats in Burnaby for the second time in a row, the Burnaby Citizens Association would like to thank all the good people who participated in Saturday's civic election.
Mayor Derek Corrigan, who was elected to serve a fourth term, was applauded at the BCA victory party on Saturday evening as he thanked Burnaby voters for “having a great deal of faith in our government”.
Hundreds of supporters, volunteers, family members and friends gathered at the Alan Emmott Centre on Southoaks in Burnaby early in the evening to watch the election results on a large screen via the the internet. The BCA campaign supporters, volunteers and staff were in full swing all day to pull the vote and after the polls closed, it became clear their efforts were all worthwhile.
BCA president Gord Larkin took the microphone just after 9 pm to announce the election results and invited Mayor Corrigan to take the podium. After a very moving speech, interrupted by frequent applause, Corrigan invited his fellow BCA incumbent councillors to join with him – Pietro Calendino, Dan Johnston, Anne Kang, Colleen Jordan, Richard Chang, Sav Dhaliwal, Paul McDonell and Nick Volkow.
Corrigan congratulated Larry Hayes and the school trustees as Hayes took the podium, thanked Burnaby voters, the campaign team and volunteers and introduced the four incumbent trustees – Ron Burton, Gary Wong, James Wang and Baljinder Narang – who were re-elected and welcomed Meiling Chia and Harman Pandher as the newest trustees.
The Burnaby Citizens Association would like to thank the hundreds of volunteers and supporters who helped out with the campaign to keep Burnaby strong and a great place to live, work, learn, play and do business!
The official election results are available at the City of Burnaby election website.
OFFICE OF MAYOR | |||
CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENTAGE | PARTY |
Derek CORRIGAN | 25,053 | 76% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Tom Tao | 5,450 | 16.5% | Team Burnaby |
Allen Hutton | 1,600 | 4.9% |  |
Sylvia Gung | 850 | 2.6% | |
OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR | |||
Pietro CALENDINO | 18,822 | 8.2% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Dan JOHNSTON | 17,735 | 7.7% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Anne KANG | 17,368 | 7.6% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Colleen JORDAN | 17,364 | 7.6% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Richard CHANG | 17,209 | 7.5% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Sav DHALIWAL | 17,029 | 7.4% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Paul McDONELL | 16,624 | 7.2% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Nick VOLKOW | 16,406 | 7.1% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Lee Rankin | 11,461 | 5% | TEAM Burnaby |
Garth Evans | 10,705 | 4.7% | TEAM Burnaby |
June Jeffries | 8,654 | 3.8% | TEAM Burnaby |
Jeffrey Chiu | 8,347 | 3.6% | TEAM Burnaby |
Jim Favaro | 8,245 | 3.6% | TEAM Burnaby |
Ray Power | 7,873 | 3.4% | TEAM Burnaby |
Lotus Chung | 7,625 | 3.3% | TEAM Burnaby |
Graham Murchie | 7,144 | 3.1% | TEAM Burnaby |
Carrie McLaren | 4,656 | 2% | BURNABY GREENS |
Adrianne Merlo | 4,497 | 2% | BURNABY GREENS |
Matthew Stuart | 4,403 | 1.9% | BURNABY GREENS |
Rick McGowan | 4,371 | 1.9% | BURNABY GREENS |
Nick Akvenich | 3.211 | 1.4% | |
OFFICE OF SCHOOL TRUSTEE | |||
Ron BURTON | 18,478 | 9.1% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Larry HAYES | 17,751 | 8.8% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Gary WONG | 15,349 | 7.6% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
James WANG | 14,975 | 7.4% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Baljinder NARANG | 14,638 | 7.2% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Meiling CHIA | 14,489 | 7.2% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Harman PANDHER | 13,438 | 6.6% | BCA-Burnaby Citizens |
Glen Power | 7,673 | 3.8% | TEAM Burnaby |
Bonda Bitzer | 7,452 | 3.7% | TEAM Burnaby |
Helen Ward | 7,326 | 3.6% | Burnaby Parents Voice |
Alex Hui | 6,985 | 3.5% | TEAM Burnaby |
Rennie Maierle | 6,917 | 3.4% | TEAM Burnaby |
Anne Sharleen Sylva | 6,637 | 3.3% | TEAM Burnaby |
Gordon World | 6,108 | 3% | Burnaby Parents Voice |
Charter Lau | 6,071 | 3% | Burnaby Parents Voice |
Helen HS Chang | 5,805 | 2.9% | BURNABY GREENS |
Pablo Su | 5,533 | 2.7% | TEAM Burnaby |
Scott Janzen | 5,455 | 2.7% | BURNABY GREENS |
Homara Ahmad | 5,241 | 2.6% | Burnaby Parents Voice |
Jeff Kuah | 4,997 | 2.5% | TEAM Burnaby |
Long Xue | 4,578 | 2.3% | Burnaby Parents Voice |
Franca Zumpano-Luongo | 4,057 | 2% | |
Jade Tomelden | 2,257 | 1.1% | |
BCA Fundraiser Dinner more than a complete success with 350 guests gathering for an enjoyable evening of socializing and strong show of support for our candidates
The evening of Thursday, October 27th saw 350 guests gather at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel in Burnaby to socialize and show their strong support for Derek Corrigan and the BCA candidates for Council and School Trustee at the Annual Burnaby Citizens Association Fundraiser Dinner, “An Evening with Mayor Derek Corrigan & Friends”.
Derek Corrigan, who is seeking re-election for a fourth term as Mayor of Burnaby, was joined by his family, including his wife Kathy, MLA for Burnaby-Deer Lake, his four adult children and their spouses, partners and guests. In his after dinner speech, Derek was joined on-stage by all 8 Burnaby City Councillors - Pietro Calendino; Richard Chang; Sav Dhaliwal; Dan Johnston; Colleen Jordan; Anne Kang; Paul McDonell; and, Nick Volkow - as he thanked each of them individually for their valuable contributions in helping run the “Best City in Canada”. All the BCA candidates for Council are incumbents seeking re-election. Corrigan also applauded the guests for their generosity of volunteer time, donations and for showing such strong support for himself and all the BCA candidates running in the current election campaign.
Incumbent School Trustee candidate Larry Hayes, who is seeking re-election, spoke to guests and thanked them for their encouragement and support for the BCA incumbent School Trustee candidates as they joined him at the podium - Ron Burton, Baljinder Narang, James Wang and Gary Wong. He also introduced first-time candidates Meiling Chia and Harman Pandher who have been very busy on the campaign trail and were joined this evening by many of their personal supporters, friends and family.
The evening concluded with a fabulous live auction with Tom Sigurdson, Executive Director of the BC & Yukon Building Trades Council as the auctioneer.
Gord Larkin, president of the BCA, closed the evening’s event with a major thank you to guests who remained at the Hilton ballroom chatting and socializing for more than an hour after the event was over.
BCA candidates join with delegates at New Westminster & District Labour Council Local Government Issues Forum
BCA candidates including Derek Corrigan, Richard Chang, Sav Dhaliwal, Dan Johnston, Colleen Jordan, Anne Kang, Paul McDonell, Larry Hayes, Ron Burton, Baljinder Narang, Meiling Chia, Harman Pandher, James Wang and Gary Wong attended the New Westminster & District Labour Council “Local Government Issues” forum that took place on Wednesday, October 26th at the Operating Engineers Hall in Burnaby where delegates had an opportunity to discuss important issues with candidates. BCA council candidates Pietro Calendino and Nick Volkow were unable to attend due to other community commitments
All 16 BCA candidates have been endorsed by the NW&D Labour Council and appreciated the opportunity to meet with delegates who represent their unions in the local area. The facilitated discussions featured topics ranging from housing to transportation.
The BCA candidates are part of the 69 candidates in total who have been endorsed by the Labour Council for this year's municipal election.
Dan Johnston ‘explains the facts’ to Burnaby Civic Greens in rebuttal letter published in the Burnaby Now
BCA candidate and long time City Councillor Dan Johnston, who serves as the Council liaison to the Finance Department at Burnaby City Hall and is the Chair of the Finance and Civic Development Committee, addressed Burnaby Civic Greens’ misperceptions and misunderstanding of Burnaby's financial reserves in a well-written rebuttal letter published in the Burnaby Now on October 21st.
Johnston writes, “Burnaby's reserves continue to assist the city's growth. The city is debt-free and continues to have one of the region's lowest tax increases.
“Our strong reserves have ensured that as our population grows, our infrastructure can grow too. Burnaby enjoys some of the best facilities and services in Canada, in part due to the fact that our Burnaby Citizens Association Council has ensured that Burnaby is strong and will continue to be so.”
To read the full letter, click here.
Supporters, friends and volunteers celebrate BCA Campaign Office Opening!
October 16, 2011 - More than 100 supporters came out to the BCA - Burnaby Citizens campaign office on Sunday October 16th to celebrate the official “Campaign Kick-Off” for the fall 2011 municipal election in Burnaby.
Derek Corrigan, who is seeking re-election as Mayor, joined with supporters and volunteers to “cut the cake” with the BCA - Burnaby Citizens candidates for Council and School Trustee and celebrate the 2011 campaign launch. The beautiful sunny day saw supporters and volunteers spilling out onto the sidewalk enjoying refreshments, meeting and greeting BCA candidates, listening to speeches and then heading home with their campaign lawn signs and commitments to elect BCA candidates to keep Burnaby strong!
Derek Corrigan addressed the crowd and introduced each Council candidate with a personal tribute, stating "Each and every step of the way it is critical that each of our councillors is re-elected." He thanked the councillors for their leadership that has helped describe Burnaby as the best run city in Canada.
"Five out of nine of our councillors were not born in Canada", said Corrigan, adding they range in age from their 30s through to their 70's, reflecting the demographics of Burnaby.
Larry Hayes, who is seeking re-election as a BCA - Burnaby Citizens School Trustee and currently serves as Chair of the School Board, introduced his incumbent colleagues - Ron Burton, Baljinder Narang, Gary Wong and James Wang - and newcomers Meiling Chia and Harman Pandher who were joined by many of their friends, family and supporters.
After the speeches, BCA - Burnaby Citizens candidates mingled with the crowd and then gathered their campaign materials and leaflets and out the door they went, heading out to Burnaby neighbourhoods to knock on doors, greet voters, listen to concerns, discuss issues and ask for their support on election day.
Many more events will be taking place over the course of the campaign offering more opportunities for voters to meet the BCA - Burnaby Citizens candidates for Mayor, Council and School Trustee before heading to the ADAVANCE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 5, 8, 9 & 16 or on ELECTION DAY, Saturday, November 19. Sign up for the BCA Election News to keep up to date on BCA events about town.
Mayor Corrigan honoured with Green Champion Award from Canadian Federation of Municipalities
July, 2011 - Mayor Derek Corrigan has been honoured with the Canadian Federation of Municipalities’ Green Champion Award - Individual at their 74th Annual Meeting. Read more here.
Burnaby named “The Best Run City in Canada”
The City of Burnaby was named “The Best Run City in Canada” in the first annual MacLean's magazine survey of municipal governments. Read more here.
BCA members confirm candidates for fall election
May 15, 2011 - At a nomination meeting that took place on Saturday, May 14 at the Confederation Seniors Centre in north Burnaby, BCA members elected and approved candidates to run in the municipal elections taking place in November. Read more here.
Corrigan delivers annual State of the City address to a packed house of BBOT members at the Hilton in Burnaby
April 7, 2011 - Mayor Derek Corrigan delivered his annual State of the City address to a packed house of Burnaby Board of Trade members who gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel in Burnaby today. Corrigan received a very warm response as he delivered "Engaging the Community We Serve" where he confirmed the City's debt-free status, successful development strategy and ongoing citizen involvement that helps make Burnaby the best place to live, work and play - and do business. Read the full address, “Engaging the Community We Serve” here.
Dinner evening with Mayor & Friends a complete success!
October, 2010 - Speaking to a packed room of supporters at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel, Mayor Derek Corrigan thanked members of Burnaby's labour and business communities who showed their overwhelming support at the annual BCA fundraiser dinner. Read more here.
BCA donates to local non-profits
September, 2010 - The Burnaby Citizens Association makes three important donations to local non-profit organizations. Read more here.
Canada Day 2010 sees BCA Mayor, Council and School Trustees join with hundreds at local events
July, 2010 - Mayor Derek Corrigan, City Councillors and School Trustees helped celebrate Canada Day at a number of events happening around the City. See photos here.
BCA volunteers help celebrate Burnaby Hats Off Day 2010!
June, 2010 - Thousands turn out to celebrate Burnaby Hats Off Day 2010 and BCA was there! See photos here.
Councillor Dhaliwal elected President of Lower Mainland Local Government Association
June, 2010 - Burnaby City Councillor Sav Dhaliwal has been elected as the President of one of five area associations of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. Read more here.
Local Elections Task Force releases recommendations
May, 2010 - The report makes 31 recommendations for improvements to local elections to: ensure accountability; enhance transparency; strengthen compliance and enforcement; increase accessibility; and expand education and advice. Read more here.
Social Sustainability Strategy leads the way with citizen involvement
May, 2010 - Burnaby's Social Sustainability Strategy is a key intiative that features a blue ribbon panel of more than 20 community and business leaders who will work together with consultants, staff and citizens to ensure the City's social infrastructure is guided by citizen involvement. Read more here.
Corrigan inspires with State of the City address to Burnaby Board of Trade
May, 2010 - Focusing on the theme of Burnaby as a creative city, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan lauded the values a creative city brings to its citizens and the business community. Read more here.