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Sector hopes British Columbians will help offset the revenue loss of international visitors

With more people heading back to work as B.C. begins to slowly reopen its economy, TransLink says it is looking to grow a culture around wearing face masks on public transit.

Some people might disagree with my statement that the trail around Burnaby Lake is the city’s best. But that’s how I see it. I grew up a short bike ride away and did that trail more times than I can remember when I was a kid.

Lost in all the cries of “freedom” from manbabies about requests to wear masks in Burnaby – especially inside – is a more nuanced discussion about why they should be worn.

The City of Burnaby is boosting funding to accelerate the construction of new sidewalks in the coming years. And I have the perfect place to start (aside from Marine Driver in South Burnaby, which is terrible).

Richard Campbell is happy. The cycling advocate is so happy he’s using exclamation marks to show his support for some road infrastructure changes in North Burnaby.

In response to a recent article I wrote about going out in Burnaby for a sit-down meal, a few readers said they will only do it if it’s outdoors on a patio. Well, I see that point.

B.C.'s iconic gym chain Steve Nash Fitness World, which operates multiple facilities in Burnaby, plans to rebrand, drop the name of former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Steve Nash and open gyms by early July.

New Westminster resident Karen Smith whisked her 76-year-old mother from her Burnaby care home despite COVID-19 restrictions and took her into downtown Vancouver to see the sites.

'We're hopeful that the modelling that we see next week will allow us to lift internal travel restrictions, and when I say internal, that means within Canada.'