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Burnaby project impacts New West
As the City of New Westminster ponders how to meet the recreational needs of a growing community, its next-door neighbour is getting set to open a new multi-million dollar facility.
City ponders future for aging pool
As the City of New Westminster ponders how to meet the recreational needs of a growing community, its next-door neighbour is getting set to open a new multi-million dollar facility.
Surplus funds from Seniors Games
The 2012 B.C. Seniors Games brought in $547,193 in revenue, according to a report from the city's director of parks, recreation and cultural services, Dave Ellenwood.
What is left on the city's to do list?
The City of Burnaby jumped into 2012 ready to tackle a number of projects and issues in the coming year.
Funding comes in for art gallery projects
For a private collector, $300,000 might be enough for one special piece, such as an Emily Carr, but for the Burnaby Art Gallery, that amount can fund its special exhibitions project for three years.
Edmonds centre is behind
Progress on the new Edmonds pool and community centre has fallen behind again, with an expected completion date for a "substantial" amount of the project now set for February.
Businesses hope for summer
Mai Dossa is nothing if not hopeful that summer will eventually come to Burnaby.
Park set for big changes
The Edmonds Park, next to the new Edmonds Community Centre, is being redeveloped into two zones - the heart and the great lawn.
City will inject poison into weeds to try and get rid of them in parks
Burnaby council has approved plans to control the city's knotweed problem with an herbicide stem injection trial.
Protester shuts down pond drainage
All Hugh Francis wants is to be able to take his 11-year-old daughter Livia to see the koi fish and turtles in the lower pond at Central Park.
City drains pond - all invasive species to die
The City of Burnaby is draining water from Central Park's lower pond to help provincial government staff catch an invasive snakehead fish believed to be on the loose.
Snakehead hunters leave empty-handed
Staff from the provincial forestry and environment ministries descended on Burnaby's Central Park, searching for the snakehead fish reportedly spotted in one of the park's ponds.
Desperately seeking snakehead
An unconfirmed snakehead sighting at Burnaby's Central Park pond is causing concern for parkgoers, city officials and the provincial government.
More city staff hit the $150,000 mark
While there were fewer people at the City of Burnaby making more than $100,000 in total last year, the amount of those making $150,000 or more went up from nine to 15.
Another free year for village
For people who love free things, the Burnaby Village Museum will continue to offer no-charge admission for the 2012 season.
Poor park trade-off
The Ledingham Park controversy (City says no to park curfew, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 11) trades off neighbourhood safety and peace for police job security.
Butts out in Burnaby Lake Park, but other city parks still allow smoking
Burnaby is not currently considering a smoking ban in city parks, according to parks staff and the city's environment committee.
Edmonds behind, but will be open by early 2013
The new Edmonds pool and community centre is still slated to be up and running by the spring of 2013, but construction is slightly behind, according to Burnaby's director of parks, recreation and cultural services.
