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Burnaby food bank hub's new refrigeration unit a 'game-changer'

Burnaby food bank hub's new refrigeration unit a 'game-changer'

When the pandemic hit in March - and the doors closed on the 12 locations where the Greater Vancouver Food Bank distributed food each week - they had to get creative.
Opinion: Quit complaining about if your Burnaby meal is 'big' enough

Opinion: Quit complaining about if your Burnaby meal is 'big' enough

I want to make one thing clear about Burnaby businesses. They are hurting. They are hurting bad.
More COVID-19 warnings issued for flights arriving at YVR

More COVID-19 warnings issued for flights arriving at YVR

Warnings of possible COVID-19 exposures have been issued for three more flights that recently landed in Vancouver. The flights, both domestic and international, are posted on the B.C. Centre for Disease Control's website.
Opinion: Burnaby trail user fed up with lack of distancing

Opinion: Burnaby trail user fed up with lack of distancing

When it comes to social distancing, people act one way inside and another outside. Inside is still not great, as I see too many people in malls and stores not following Dr. Bonnie Henry’s guidelines.
Opinion: Burnaby man frustrated by operators after calling police

Opinion: Burnaby man frustrated by operators after calling police

A Burnaby resident says he is frustrated by the responses he received recently from call takers after he contacted the Burnaby RCMP.
Spot-prawn market ‘in the toilet’ as Asian glut slashes wholesale prices

Spot-prawn market ‘in the toilet’ as Asian glut slashes wholesale prices

A glut of spot prawns stockpiled in Asia and export issues around the pandemic mean B.C. fishermen will get a lot less for their fresh catch or store it frozen until markets improve.
Proposed rules would limit Burnaby short-term rentals to 90 days a year

Proposed rules would limit Burnaby short-term rentals to 90 days a year

Burnaby could see strict caps on short-term rentals, as a proposed regulation focuses on maintaining rental stock and preserving the residential essence of neighbourhoods.
Straw, coconut husks fuelled fire beside Burnaby highway

Straw, coconut husks fuelled fire beside Burnaby highway

A lot of smoke and phone calls brought eight fire trucks and 30 firefighters to the north side of the Barnet Highway in Burnaby Sunday afternoon.
Possible COVID-19 exposure on flight from Kelowna to YVR

Possible COVID-19 exposure on flight from Kelowna to YVR

Kelowna businesses with possible exposure to the coronavirus named
Opinion: ‘Screeching’ SkyTrain has Burnaby residents wanting to move

Opinion: ‘Screeching’ SkyTrain has Burnaby residents wanting to move

Less than one week after TransLink apologized for SkyTrain noise in one community, other people are upset about “screeching” in their Burnaby neighbourhood.