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The Greater Vancouver Food Bank in Burnaby is hosting Eat Think Vote, a food security town hall. The Oct. 10 event will be held inside the food bank at 4 p.m. “Food matters,” says a news release.

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The City of Burnaby is suing one of North America’s biggest pulp and paper companies over a strip of contaminated city land right next to the Fraser River. Domtar Inc. and its predecessor, Dominion Tar and Chemical Company Ltd.

A two-day esports event in Burnaby specifically geared towards girls in high school is set to take place later in October. And the organizers are taking registrations now.

Andrew Weaver, the UVic climate scientist who propped up the NDP government in 2017, is stepping down as leader of the B.C. Green Party.

A Burnaby Heights resident is raising awareness about dumping in his neighbourhood. The latest incident came Sunday when John (the NOW has agreed to withhold his last name) spotted a giant pile of garbage dumped at the corner of Hastings and Gilmore.

Heather Leung, an elusive former Conservative Party candidate, may start to make more media appearances after the federal party cut ties with her in recent days.

If you want to see council in action, you usually have to go to city hall. Not this time. On Monday, Burnaby council members will be debating the issues in a community centre in North Burnaby.

Foodbox at local home-furnishings store offers plant-based dining in outdoor setting