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Two #BurnabyByelection candidates, Martin Kendell and Flora Lo, say they weren't allowed by organizers to participate in the Tuesday night event; @Force_4_Nature says that's not what happened.

@SrushtiGangdev has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.

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2/ Climate advocacy group @Force_4_Nature held the virtual town hall on Tuesday to allow candidates to answer questions on key climate issues facing Burnaby, like the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline project, and what the city can do to foster green job opportunities.

3/ Martin Kendell and Flora Lo later said in a statement to media that Kendell had originally said he could not attend the event due to prior commitments, but that organizers said he would be allowed to submit general statements beforehand to be read aloud.

4/ The statement also noted that Lo had RSVP'd to participate in the event, but that the email had apparently been sent the wrong member of the organization, and therefore she wasn't able to participate.

5/ In an emailed statement, Force of Nature denied that there had been any agreement to allow Kendell to send in prewritten statements, but said that they regret that Lo's email "fell through the cracks."

6/ burnabybeacon.com subscribers can find the full article in their inbox, which covers what happened when Lo and Kendall arrived at the virtual event, their statement, and @Force4Nature's email.

CLARIFICATION on tweet #4: The statement also noted that Lo had RSVP'd before the deadline to participate in the event.

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2/2 However, due to an alleged miscommunication between members of Force of Nature, the organization informed Lo about an hour before the event that it was not able to let her participate in the event.