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COVID's second wave: what the road ahead looks like for food service workers

COVID's second wave: what the road ahead looks like for food service workers

Sixty-eight per cent of Restaurant Canada's members are losing money. Some won't survive another lockdown. This leaves staff wondering what's next for them
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Liberals accuse NDP of 'warehousing' homeless, but offer no plan to fix problem

Liberals accuse NDP of 'warehousing' homeless, but offer no plan to fix problem

Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson blasted the NDP Wednesday for “warehousing” people without homes in former hotels in Victoria and others cities during COVID-19 pandemic, but he provided no details of how a Liberal government would do things different
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Burnaby COVID-19 outbreak declared over, two others still active

Burnaby COVID-19 outbreak declared over, two others still active

Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak over at Normanna, a long-term care facility in Burnaby owned and operated by Norwegian Old People’s Home Association.
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Pharmacist fined $20,000, suspended for ethics violations

Pharmacist fined $20,000, suspended for ethics violations

B.C. regulator cites “egregious breach of trust”
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Opinion: Burnaby landlord with 2 illegal suites actually thinks he’s a victim

Opinion: Burnaby landlord with 2 illegal suites actually thinks he’s a victim

What do you call someone who knowingly breaks a law in the hopes nobody will ever notice and then portrays himself as the victim when someone does? A landlord. More accurately, an illegal landlord.
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B.C. Seniors Advocate to address pandemic concerns and issues in Oct. 1 webinar

B.C. Seniors Advocate to address pandemic concerns and issues in Oct. 1 webinar

Isobel Mackenzie will also be available to answer questions during the online presentation. No computer? Silver Harbour Centre will also offer limited seating for viewing
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Election could backfire on NDP, UBC prof warns

Election could backfire on NDP, UBC prof warns

It’s a high-risk, high-reward gamble for control of the B.C. Legislature, a UBC political scientist says.
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Assist transit systems, UBCM tells the B.C. government

Assist transit systems, UBCM tells the B.C. government

Reduce reliance on farebox revenues, resolution says
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Anti-TMX protests held at Burnaby MP offices, including Jagmeet Singh

Anti-TMX protests held at Burnaby MP offices, including Jagmeet Singh

Organizers came out Wednesday morning with large banners to two Burnaby MP offices – Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh and Burnaby-North Seymour MP Terry Beech - demanding the Trudeau government include cancelling the Trans Mountain pipeline as part of
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Burnaby school board celebrates top grads of 2020

Burnaby school board celebrates top grads of 2020

The Burnaby school board recognized the top 2020 grad from each of its eight high schools at an online school board meeting Tuesday.
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