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Burnaby business sees sales crash 90% amid COVID so it pivots to making millions of masks

Burnaby business sees sales crash 90% amid COVID so it pivots to making millions of masks

What do you do when your business is crushed by COVID-19. Adapt or die. That’s what South Burnaby company Lonsdale Event Rentals did when it saw 90% of its business crater due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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North Burnaby suddenly city’s hub for Mexican food with four new restaurants

North Burnaby suddenly city’s hub for Mexican food with four new restaurants

Burnaby has long been a desert when it comes to Mexican food. This is something I’ve complained about before, mainly because it doesn’t make sense that such delicious and amazing food can be so absent in a city as big as Burnaby.
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Grocery service charging Burnaby customers delivery fees for the first time

Grocery service charging Burnaby customers delivery fees for the first time

A popular based online grocery delivery service that delivers all across Burnaby is adding delivery fees to customers' bills for the first time. In an email to customers, Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery—better known as SPUD.
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Big Burnaby dairy plant sees profits slide as milk demand drops

Big Burnaby dairy plant sees profits slide as milk demand drops

One of Burnaby’s biggest companies is seeing COVID-19-related impacts on demand for its dairy products. Dairy processor Saputo, which operates a huge plant on Lougheed Highway in North Burnaby, saw its net profit slipped 2.
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This Burnaby ice cream shop is starting up ‘Donut Sundays’. Yes please

This Burnaby ice cream shop is starting up ‘Donut Sundays’. Yes please

“Donuts – is there anything they can’t do.” Those famous words were uttered by one Homer J. Simpson and I see no reason to disagree with that statement. The problem in Burnaby is there are few places where really good donuts are available.
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Burnaby's busiest food app wins big for entrepreneurial spirit

Burnaby's busiest food app wins big for entrepreneurial spirit

It started as a side project for a student at SFU and has grown into a business spread around North America.
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Iconic Burnaby restaurant pivots on menu, space after city’s best patio closes

Iconic Burnaby restaurant pivots on menu, space after city’s best patio closes

I have some good news and one piece of bad news when it comes to great places to eat. The bad news is that Burnaby’s best patio at the Hart House Restaurant has been closed for the season due to the arrival of fall.
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Crumbling fashion giant staging final Burnaby mall sell-off

Crumbling fashion giant staging final Burnaby mall sell-off

The fond memories people shared about shopping at Le Chateau in Burnaby have faded away. Now starts the big discounts at the outlet in Burnaby’s biggest mall, Metropolis at Metrotown.
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Burnaby firm close to $366M deal for U.S. data company

Burnaby firm close to $366M deal for U.S. data company

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. is drumming up a sizeable sale for itself. The Burnaby-based company, best known for facilitating sales of heavy equipment and trucks through live auctions and online bidding, is set to acquire U.S.
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Beloved Burnaby pancake house closes doors amid skyrocketing rents

Beloved Burnaby pancake house closes doors amid skyrocketing rents

Breakfast options in Burnaby just shrunk even smaller with news of the closure of a beloved pancake house. The Metrotown-area location of the International House of Pancakes has closed as of Sunday.
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