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Restart plan: Hair, nail and waxing will feel a little different

Restart plan: Hair, nail and waxing will feel a little different

Personal-service establishments — including hair, nail and waxing salons and barbershops — will be able to open around mid-May if they have an approved plan detailing how they will safely operate.
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Big Burnaby grocery store now requiring customers wear masks

Big Burnaby grocery store now requiring customers wear masks

One of Burnaby’s biggest grocery stores is now requiring customers to wear masks while shopping as businesses continue to evolve during the pandemic.
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Vancouver mayor, council encouraged by Horgan’s restart plan for economy

Vancouver mayor, council encouraged by Horgan’s restart plan for economy

Coun. Pete Fry: ‘It’s a good cue to stay optimistic yet cautious and resolute’
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Excessive speeding has jumped in Burnaby during pandemic: police

Excessive speeding has jumped in Burnaby during pandemic: police

Two drivers caught going more than double the speed limit on Burnaby Mountain last weekend are part of an alarming uptick in excessive speeding police have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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B.C. death toll from COVID-19 hits 124, as three more seniors die

B.C. death toll from COVID-19 hits 124, as three more seniors die

Seniors’ care homes and living facilities combine to be the biggest hot-spot for the pandemic
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Vancouver council moves to lower carbon pollution in new home construction

Vancouver council moves to lower carbon pollution in new home construction

New rules apply to low-rise homes no more than three storeys tall
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Coquitlam urges residents to make sure they have an emergency kit handy

The city is calling on residents to be ready in case of a disaster — all part of Emergency Preparedness Week
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Burnaby youth mobilize to feed folks amid pandemic

Burnaby youth mobilize to feed folks amid pandemic

Students and youth from Burnaby and across the Lower Mainland are coming together to help the most vulnerable in their communities.
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Burnaby brewery decontaminating masks for front-line workers

Burnaby brewery decontaminating masks for front-line workers

A Burnaby brewery has repurposed new brewery equipment to decontaminate N95 masks. Steamworks Brewery took delivery of its steam-driven chamber pasteurizer days before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
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TransLink cuts causing ‘stress’ to Burnaby front-line workers: union

TransLink cuts causing ‘stress’ to Burnaby front-line workers: union

Drastic service cuts to public transit at TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company are having “severe, negative effects” directly on Burnaby front-line workers.
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