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This Burnaby mall is throwing a huge Lunar New Year party

This Burnaby mall is throwing a huge Lunar New Year party

The City of Lougheed mall is hosting its annual Lunar New Year event. Come out on Saturday, Jan. 25 to welcome the Year of the Rat. This annual event is full of performances and colourful traditional dress.
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Opinion: Dude, you can't drive in Burnaby like this. Enjoy your ticket

Opinion: Dude, you can't drive in Burnaby like this. Enjoy your ticket

One of the most popular stories on the Burnaby NOW website this week was my blog about drivers not clearing their vehicle’s windows. Or the top of their vehicle and all around it. ( You can read that column here.
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This is Burnaby’s best roti canai. It’s just pure heaven

This is Burnaby’s best roti canai. It’s just pure heaven

When you watch as many cooking shows as I do, you get convinced that the best dishes are the most complex. These TV chefs go to incredible hoops to develop “depth of flavour” and put as many bells and whistles into dishes.
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Opinion: Too many in Burnaby did a disgraceful job clearing snow

Opinion: Too many in Burnaby did a disgraceful job clearing snow

“What do we say about somebody who only does the bare minimum?” – line from the move Office Space. That line is supposed to be mocking the person who is saying it, but sometimes it’s useful to shine a light on those who didn’t put in a full effort.
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Opinion: Don’t blame immigrants if your Burnaby street is filthy

Opinion: Don’t blame immigrants if your Burnaby street is filthy

The recent snow has brought a flurry of emails to my inbox. Some people don’t necessarily want me to interview them, they just want to vent about issues because they are frustrated.
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Man turns up with baseball bat after learning where stolen credit card used

Man turns up with baseball bat after learning where stolen credit card used

The victim of credit-card fraud in Nanaimo turned up with a baseball bat to get the card back from the suspects, after tracking down where it was being used, police say. That’s “never a good idea,” said Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien.
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Opinion: This Burnaby moron was driving with bald tires and high on cannabis

Opinion: This Burnaby moron was driving with bald tires and high on cannabis

The recent snow that turned Metro Vancouver into an outtake from Mad Max: Fury Road without the sunshine produced a lot of rage in people. Folks were fed up seeing drivers racing around Burnaby at unsafe speeds for the icy conditions.
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B.C. ‘considering’ province-wide ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts

B.C. ‘considering’ province-wide ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts

Initiative is said to be part of a ‘coordinated series of actions’
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Opinion: No, Burnaby women are not being lured and kidnapped. It’s a hoax

Opinion: No, Burnaby women are not being lured and kidnapped. It’s a hoax

I was eating at one of my favourite restaurants when the server – who knows I work for the NOW – asked me if I heard that Burnaby women were being lured, kidnapped and forced into the sex trade. I had, actually, heard about this.
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MOVE ON: Converting one trip per week to non-car could have unexpected benefits

MOVE ON: Converting one trip per week to non-car could have unexpected benefits

As most gyms know (and capitalize on), New Year’s resolutions almost never stick. The problem is we are almost always too extreme. “I am going to go from being a couch potato to running the Kneeknacker in eight months.
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