Editor:

Re: Burnaby residents shouldn’t have to clean up a film crew’s mess, NOW Letters online, March 22

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I live in the “quiet Crest neighbourhood” that was referred to in this letter and I can say unequivocally that not one of us had to “clean up a film crew’s mess” – ever.

As the Block Watch captain for our area, I was well aware of the actions of the production company Supernatural 5 Films in our neighbourhood on March 18, as well as on several previous occasions.

At all times they have been respectful, quiet, co-operative, tidy and professional.

I was totally shocked to read Bob Lee’s account as I had walked past his home at least three times during the filming and didn’t notice any garbage or any crew members being noisy or disrespectful so his comments concerned me greatly.

I did a survey of every neighbour that had vehicles parked either near or in front of their homes during the filming and not one of them had anything but praise for the production company.

In speaking with the assistant location manager, she said that she had responded to a phone call from Bob immediately. She went to his house and didn’t find any of the garbage that he had reported nor did she find Bob at home.

She left a card asking him to call her but she has never received a call back from him and has been unable to make contact with him since.And Bob’s seemingly magnanimous concern for seniors with mobility issues and having to walk further to access their vehicles is a complete mystery to all of us – I am a senior, as are several others in our community, but not one of them was inconvenienced by this filming.

We felt it important to respond to Bob’s letter because our experience with Supernatural 5 Films was completely contrary to what Bob had reported and we did not feel it was fair to tarnish the film industry in this way.

Peggy Robinson, Burnaby