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Surveillance not goal of people-counting system: convention centre

Surveillance not goal of people-counting system: convention centre

Law doesn’t require notification for people-counting technology
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Translink urges employers to allow telecommuting during Metro Vancouver bus strike

Translink urges employers to allow telecommuting during Metro Vancouver bus strike

CEO Kevin Desmond says 350,000 bus riders a day will be looking for other options
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TransLink will increase SkyTrain ‘capacity’ during a bus strike

TransLink will increase SkyTrain ‘capacity’ during a bus strike

TransLink says SkyTrain service will be increased if a full bus and SeaBus shutdown takes place from Wednesday until Friday. TransLink says a bus strike will impact 350,000 riders.
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Winter storm alert: Major B.C. highway to receive up to 25 cm of snowfall

Winter storm alert: Major B.C. highway to receive up to 25 cm of snowfall

Environment Canada warns that a Pacific frontal system will bring periods of snowfall to a major B.C. highway throughout the day and into the night. The forecast notes that nine cm of snowfall has already fallen on Highway 1 – Alison Pass as of 8 a.
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Public gets first look at mega-redevelopment plans for Metrotown mall

Public gets first look at mega-redevelopment plans for Metrotown mall

The public is invited to come out today to look at the City of Burnaby’s plan to create a downtown core from scratch. There is a public information session regarding the Metropolis at Metrotown Master Plan. It takes place from 4-7 p.m.
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Despite plastic straw ban, Vancouver bubble tea shops won’t have suck it up for another year

Despite plastic straw ban, Vancouver bubble tea shops won’t have suck it up for another year

First phase of city’s single-use plastics ban starts April 22, 2020
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People stranded by looming bus strike asked to walk up Burnaby Mountain

People stranded by looming bus strike asked to walk up Burnaby Mountain

The bus system is set to be shut down later this week due to strike action by drivers. One group that faces a stiff challenge to get where they want to go are SFU students at the Burnaby Mountain campus.
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Park user wants Burnaby to unleash dogs on this public trail

Park user wants Burnaby to unleash dogs on this public trail

The City of Burnaby is the third-biggest city in B.C. so it’s no surprise that it has a massive system of trails. With all of these trails, some people have their absolute favourites and use them so much, they become a bit of a second home.
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Opinion: I found Burnaby’s stolen ‘ghost’ bike. It’d been stripped

Opinion: I found Burnaby’s stolen ‘ghost’ bike. It’d been stripped

You have to wonder how awful or desperate a person is to steal a memorial to a dead person.
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Opinion: Somebody won buy-a-grotesque-Tesla-Cybertruck money in 649

Opinion: Somebody won buy-a-grotesque-Tesla-Cybertruck money in 649

No winning ticket was sold for the $11 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in British Columbia.
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