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Burnaby RCMP looking for witnesses to crash that injured pedestrian

Burnaby RCMP looking for witnesses to crash that injured pedestrian

Burnaby RCMP would like to talk to anyone who witnessed an Edmonds-area incident that left a 53-year-old pedestrian with serious but not life-threatening injuries Sunday. Police were called to the 7700 block of 18th Avenue at about 3:15 p.m.
Burnaby sewers tackling hunger and plastic waste with ingenious pattern

Burnaby sewers tackling hunger and plastic waste with ingenious pattern

Watching Burnaby students strike school for climate action - coupled with seeing plastic debris washed ashore and dying coral reefs on a recent vacation – Burnaby’s Joanne Morneau felt she had to do something.
'Citizen scientists' needed to help with the Burnaby bat count

'Citizen scientists' needed to help with the Burnaby bat count

Do you have bats living in your home? Do you have a bat house on your property? Do you want to help local bats? Then join the B.C. Bat Count. The BC Community Bat Program needs your help to monitor the bat population in Burnaby.
SkyTrain hit, killed bear on impact

SkyTrain hit, killed bear on impact

The young bear killed between Port Moody and Coquitlam had likely just left its mother to set out on its own
Burnaby mayor wants more action on tank farm safety after Trudeau meeting

Burnaby mayor wants more action on tank farm safety after Trudeau meeting

BURNABY, B.C. — The mayor of Burnaby, B.C., says he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss his concerns about the risk of a fire at a tank farm in his city, which would be the terminus of an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline.
Walk among hundreds of free-flying butterflies this summer in Vancouver

Walk among hundreds of free-flying butterflies this summer in Vancouver

This summer you can stroll through a lush, green, tropical rainforest amidst hundreds of butterflies
Emotional ceremony to mark release of inquiry report on Indigenous women, girls

Emotional ceremony to mark release of inquiry report on Indigenous women, girls

Survivors and families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are preparing for what's anticipated to be a highly emotional ceremony in Gatineau, Que.
Hurley asks Trudeau to cover Burnaby's mammoth pipeline policing tab

Hurley asks Trudeau to cover Burnaby's mammoth pipeline policing tab

Other issues covered in a face-to-face meeting with the prime minister included housing and the tank farm
Prime Minister Trudeau mobbed at Burnaby's Hats Off Day

Prime Minister Trudeau mobbed at Burnaby's Hats Off Day

As if Hats Off Day couldn’t get any crazier. The Burnaby event already sees Hastings Street turn into a sea of humanity, with thousands of people trying not to collide with each other as the road is closed to vehicles.
Our green bins are offering up a 'bear buffet,' says Burnaby mom

Our green bins are offering up a 'bear buffet,' says Burnaby mom

Beth Holbrook first got interested in bear management when she was confronted by a bear. The resident of the Forest Grove neighbourhood in North Burnaby was out walking her 80-pound dog when she found herself face to face with a bear.