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Officers and civilians recognized by the city's top cop at annual awards ceremony

“From taking the Super Skyride to work every day to unlimited outdoor recreation, it’s so much more than just a regular summer job.”

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The Burnaby school district was recognized by the city’s top cop this month for the outstanding work of its critical incident response team during the 2016/17 school year.

A “repeated and high-risk violation” at a Burnaby worksite has cost a Surrey construction company $20,000 in fines, according to WorkSafeBC. Modern Touch Construction Ltd. was framing a two-storey house at 6260 Royal Oak Ave.

The City of Burnaby wants to spend more than $3.5 million of capital reserves this year on information and technology programs, including new computers and building a new city website. According to a staff report, $1.

The Burnaby school district will have to dip into reserve funds to balance next year's budget thanks in part to a tax designed to fund the end of medical premiums in B.C.

The City of Burnaby is working on a bylaw to encourage more people to drive electric vehicles (EVs) by requiring all new parking spaces in multi-family developments to have electric outlets.

Burnaby will be getting its first housing facility for homeless people, the B.C. provincial government announced Friday morning. The province will be investing $7.6 million to build 52 supportive homes at 3986 Norland St.

As other Lower Mainland residents agonize over the ongoing housing crisis, a group of Burnaby high school students is tackling the region’s livability on a much tinier scale.