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13 staff test positive for COVID-19 at meat processing plant

13 staff test positive for COVID-19 at meat processing plant

Fraser Health Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at J&L Beef Ltd., a meat processing facility, after finding evidence of COVID-19 transmission among staff working at this location.
Drug-user activist says BC Liberals ad ‘weaponizes’ his words

Drug-user activist says BC Liberals ad ‘weaponizes’ his words

Garth Mullins says an ad from Vancouver-False Creek candidate Sam Sullivan quotes him without permission
Opinion: Divas won’t let Burnaby servers distance thanks to pepper craving

Opinion: Divas won’t let Burnaby servers distance thanks to pepper craving

What does pepper have to do with COVID-19? Well, you’d be surprised. And appalled, if you have an ounce of humanity. During my recent interviews with dozens of servers and restaurant owners in Burnaby during the past weeks, one issue came up.
Opinion: Burnaby council short sighted in rejecting tunnel to Highway 1

Opinion: Burnaby council short sighted in rejecting tunnel to Highway 1

Let me state up top here that I’m not sold that the so-called Stormont-McBride connector idea is some sort of magical solution to the traffic nightmare that is 10 th Avenue and Canada Way.
Burnaby man doused with hot coffee says Metrotown ‘increasingly unsafe’

Burnaby man doused with hot coffee says Metrotown ‘increasingly unsafe’

A Burnaby man is speaking out about how the Metrotown area of the city has become “increasingly unsafe” after someone poured scalding-hot coffee poured all over him.
Voters worried about sealed mail-in ballots; Elections B.C. says votes will be counted

Voters worried about sealed mail-in ballots; Elections B.C. says votes will be counted

Some voters are receiving mail-in ballots with the security envelope already sealed, forcing them to pry or rip open the outer envelope and tape it up with the ballot inside.
Police called after anti-mask protesters cause disturbance on Horseshoe Bay ferry

Police called after anti-mask protesters cause disturbance on Horseshoe Bay ferry

Police were called and a ferry sailing was delayed in Horseshoe Bay this morning after anti-mask protesters caused a disturbance onboard a vessel heading from Nanaimo.
Opinion: Selfish Burnaby diners demand ‘free’ food from struggling eateries

Opinion: Selfish Burnaby diners demand ‘free’ food from struggling eateries

Let’s get one thing clear. Many restaurants in Burnaby will not survive the next few months if conditions stay the way they are. Some of them have already closed or never reopened this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion: Yo, mega-truckers, stay on the Burnaby-New West truck route where you belong

Opinion: Yo, mega-truckers, stay on the Burnaby-New West truck route where you belong

Look, I appreciate truck drivers and the role they play in society. They get the stuff we want to the places where they can be sold. I know truckers and their vehicles are important.
Opinion: Burnaby residents owe it to our city to give transportation input

Opinion: Burnaby residents owe it to our city to give transportation input

The City of Burnaby is still looking to hear from residents about updating hits transportation plan. The city is growing at a rapid rate, with a population at or near 250,000.