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Burnaby job market rated as 'cautiously optimistic' for rest of 2019

Burnaby job market rated as 'cautiously optimistic' for rest of 2019

According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, Burnaby-Coquitlam area employers expect a cautiously optimistic hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Burnaby firefighters locate Canadian reported missing in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian

Burnaby firefighters locate Canadian reported missing in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian

The Burnaby firefighters search and rescue team has located a missing Canadian in the area of the Bahamas worst hit by Hurricane Dorian last week.
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Surrey Mounties eye details of transition and recruitment

Surrey Mounties eye details of transition and recruitment

Surrey mayor Doug McCallum pleased with RCMP pension portability agreement
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Permit parking coming to Burnaby's residential streets

Permit parking coming to Burnaby's residential streets

Pilot program will start in Brentwood, likely to spread elsewhere
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Traffic update: Burnaby police have now opened Boundary Road again

Traffic update: Burnaby police have now opened Boundary Road again

After a warning from the Burnaby RCMP was issued about a police incident on the border with Vancouver, the road has now opened again.
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Fraser River journey highlights watershed's importance

Fraser River journey highlights watershed's importance

For a month they paddled – and paddled and paddled and paddled.
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TransLink riders can now use American Express, so don't leave home without it

TransLink riders can now use American Express, so don't leave home without it

American Express Canada and TransLink have announced that riders can now pay for fares with American Express.
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Burnaby declares climate emergency, commits to carbon neutrality by 2050

Burnaby declares climate emergency, commits to carbon neutrality by 2050

“It’s not going to be easy and it’s not going to be cheap.”
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B.C. crisis centre marks 50 years of listening to people in their most critical time of need

B.C. crisis centre marks 50 years of listening to people in their most critical time of need

Anniversary of volunteer-run service coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day
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Fake news: SFU not investigating cabal of Burnaby TAs helping students cheat

Fake news: SFU not investigating cabal of Burnaby TAs helping students cheat

A bulletin that announced SFU is investigating a cabal of teaching assistants who have made “huge profits” by leaking exam contents and inflating students’ grades is fake news, according to the university.
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