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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Harrison Lee, 13, shows off one of the yoyo tricks that have made him the fourth-ranked yoyo player in Canada. He’ll be competing at the Western Canada Regionals at the Nikkei Centre on Saturday.

Let’s face it, Derek Corrigan will never be on the cover of GQ magazine. But this is his second election-night appearance in my yearly photo reviews. I spied this young man getting his cellphone ready as I beckpedaled in front of the mayor upon his arrival at his victory party. I had a feeling I knew what was about to happen, so reframed to be ready for it. He didn’t let me down.

For the most part the anti-pipeline protests on Burnaby Mountain in November were peaceful and respectful. But as with any confrontation of conflicting viewpoints, there were bound to be moments of emotion, even anger. This shot of a woman yelling at the stoic line of RCMP officers protecting the inclusion zone they established around Kinder Morgan’s worksite on Centennial Way was more the exception than the rule, but it captures some of the protesters’ passion that made many of them endure rain and mud and cold weather to make their point.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER The signage for a new condo development at Station Square brightens an otherwise drab day on Wednesday. The cloudy, showery weather is expected to persist through the weekend.

Since the NewsLeader moved its office to the foot of Byrne Road, along the Fraser foreshore, I’ve shot the cranberry harvest almost annually. Usually it’s raining. But on this Saturday morning as I was heading in for my shift, the early sun was spectacular, bathing the bogs in a golden glow. My first scheduled assignment would have to wait.

Stunt man demonstrations? Where and when?! I love the tension and anticipation in this photo, the moment before the stunt woman will actually get whacked with that baseball bat.

5:20 AM Trikalajna-Das makes an offering of incense to the Tulasi tree. Student monks, or brahmacari, wear the safron dhoti and must take a vow of celibacy, although they can later get married. A typical monk’s day begins with meditation at 4:30 in the morning and lasts until nine or ten at night. After prayers, some go to regular jobs, some have duties around the temple, some study and some go out chanting in the community.