2 THE VOICE, THURSDAY, MONTH XX, 2015 EDITOR FIRST NAMELAST NAME Burnaby to challenge court ruling Burnaby had questioned whether the NEB’s rulings outwieghed local laws By KATE RICHARDSON The BC Supreme Court ruled yester- day that the City of Burnaby couldn’t use bylaws to stop the controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline from passing through Burnaby Mountain. The City of Burnaby enacted bylaws in an effort to stop the pipeline expan- sion project and restrict engineering studies that would have been used to determine the route the project would take through the municipality to facili- ties in Burrard Inlet. The court ruling, which Burnaby plans to challenge at a higher court, handed legal costs to the City of Burna- by and upheld the jurisdiction of the National Energy Board to act in the public interest. The NEB acts as an arm of the federal government. Justice George Macintosh ruled stat- ing that in the case of a provincial and federal government conflict, the feder- al power will be upheld and that the fi- nal decision will be up to the new gov- ernment. “Given the political, economic, cultural and other compet- ing interests now associated with pipe- lines, that is why I expect the final say as to whether an interprovincial pipe- line is approved now rests with the fed- eral cabinet,” said Macintosh. For West Coast Environmental Law lawyer Eugene Kung, this is worri- some. “Burnaby was challenging the NEB’s authority to override their own bylaws with respect to the park on Burnaby Mountain. What the court... essentially says [is that] that federal KEVIN UNDERHILL photo B.C. parliamentary secretary for liquor reform policy John Yap and president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association Ian Tostenson speak to the media on Tuesday, Nov. 24 about the new B.C. liquor reforms. BC unveils liquor law change New rule means restaurants needn’t segregate drinkers from others laws will trump provincial laws where they’re in conflict.” According to Kung, confidence in the NEB’s ability to act in the public inter- est has been compromised. “This is a tribunal experiencing a crisis of legiti- macy being held up and ultimately trumping the will of a democratically elected body that local residents had overwhelmingly supported.” Macintosh’s ruling further stated, “All of the decisions cited above, and numerous others, make clear, in my view, that Burnaby’s bylaws can have no application so as to impede or block the location of the Pipeline or the stud- ies needed to determine its location. By KEVIN UNDERHILL n pub manager John Flipse’s perfect world, students under the legal drinking age could come in to social- ize but not order alcohol. On Tuesday, the provincial govern- ment announced that will restaurants no longer need to have a separate lounge area for customers who want to purchase alcohol. But for Flipse, who operates SFU’s Highland Pub, a liquor-primary estab- lishment, this reform does little for his campus pub. “This reform benefits the restaurant world way more,” Flipse said. Flipse said he’d like to see the gov- ernment give exceptions to pubs like his depending on their situation. “Td love to run it as a liquor-primary operation, run it as a restaurant during the day and a liquor-primary at night,” Flipse said. “They could come look at it and say ‘okay, for your operation, that works.” Restaurant owners are praising the new liquor laws. Mark Roberts, owner of Luke’s Cor- ner Bar and Kitchen said restaurant owners will benefit from less red tape around licencing. “These kind of rule changes make it easier for us to run the business and to do a better job,” Roberts said. At Tuesday’s press conference, MLA John Yap, B.C’s parliamentary secre- tary for liquor reform policy, said changes for liquor-primary establish- ments allow families to go to pubs to- gether and share a meal. However, children and their families aren’t the target market for Flipse and his campus pub. He wants underage students to have a place to socialize. “The problem for us is that there are a lot of people on campus that are not of age,” Flipse said. “The biggest com- plaint we get is a lack of connection.” 66 The prob- lem...is that there are alot of people on campus that are not of age John Flipse Operator, SFU’s Highland Pub JASON HAMILTON photo Detective Phil Ens with the Vancouver Police Depart- ment’s Auto Crime Enforcement and Bait Car Program talks to reporters at Tuesday’s smash-and-grab demon- stration in downtown Vancouver. Cops warn of Xmas car break-ins Dramatic demonstration highlights the ease with which Christmas gifts can be stolen by local Grinches By JASON HAMILTON the thief to identify a car full of pres- ents, smash the window and make off with valuables. The Vancouver Police Department joined forces with Canadian Direct In- surance for the eighth annual smash- and-grab demonstration at the Royal Centre parkade. The demonstration was meant to educate and inform holiday shoppers on the dangers of leaving valuables in the car. Phil Ens, with the Vancouver Police Auto Crime Enforcement and Bait Car Detective unit (dressed as a Star Wars X-Wing pilot) played the hero who saved the day in the scenario. I: took only a matter of seconds for “Don’t let the dark side ruin your Christmas. Use a ‘safer initiative’ park- ing lot and you’ll have a safer Christ- mas and a Merry Christmas,” Ens said. Constable Alison Hall a spokerper- son for the VPD said that parking lot thefts leave the public feeling unsafe as well as hurting business in the city. Colin Brown, the executive officer of service and distribution with Canadian Direct Insurance said taking trips far from one’s parked car, leaving the parked car for long periods and making multiple trips to and from the car dur- ing shopping excursions all heighten the risk of being a victim of car theft. Patrick Gavigan learned the dangers of parking in unsafe lots in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night. After performing with his band Best Night Ever at Studio Records on Granville, Gavigan came back to find his car’s window smashed. “Tve parked in and around that area for 15 years with no problems, and I felt like oh well, it’s the first time after so long of parking downtown and it’s more of a hassle than anything,” Gavi- gan said. Gavigan felt he’d done eveything he could to protect himself from a break- in but park in a safer initiative lot, which wasn’t an option. “T can’t park in the underground when playing a show. They close earli- er than we finish normally,” Gavigan said. JASON HAMILTON photo The aftermath of Tuesday’s smash- and-grab demonstration.