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City areas used as dumping grounds in Burnaby

City areas used as dumping grounds in Burnaby

As the weather warms and people feel the urge to purge and tidy up, Metro Vancouver is asking residents to dispose of their garbage properly during their spring cleaning. Illegal dumping can be a significant issue in the region, Burnaby included.
Burnaby's $257-million surplus more than double projected for 2017

Burnaby's $257-million surplus more than double projected for 2017

Burnaby finished off last year with $257.4 million in surplus at the end of December 2017, more than twice the amount projected by staff. The city’s 2017 surplus is up $140.1 million from the 2017 projected budget surplus ($117.3 million), and $95.

B.C. Indigenous leader's resolution passes at Kinder Morgan AGM

A resolution presented by a B.C. Indigenous leader at Kinder Morgan’s annual general meeting in Texas passed Wednesday morning, according to the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC).
Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart running for Vancouver mayor as independent

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart running for Vancouver mayor as independent

NDP member of parliament will resign House of Commons seat to compete in civic race
SFU criminology grad jailed for sex assaults while posing as modelling agent

SFU criminology grad jailed for sex assaults while posing as modelling agent

Novid Dadmand's acts declared “predatory and remorseless”; labelled a dangerous offender
23-yr-old who caused Burnaby crash while escaping from cops caught lying at sentencing

23-yr-old who caused Burnaby crash while escaping from cops caught lying at sentencing

A 23-year-old who ran a red light and smashed into two vehicles in a Burnaby intersection while trying to escape police has been sentenced to one year and nine months in jail and a year’s probation for drug possession for the purpose of trafficking a
Feds pass oil tanker moratorium for northern B.C. coast

Feds pass oil tanker moratorium for northern B.C. coast

The federal government has passed a bill this week that regulates oil tankers moving along British Columbia’s northern coast.
Burnaby appeals two National Energy Board decisions on Trans Mountain pipeline

Burnaby appeals two National Energy Board decisions on Trans Mountain pipeline

The City of Burnaby intends to appeal the National Energy Board (NEB) decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline route through Burnaby to the Federal Court of Appeal within the next two weeks.
'Kayactivists' block entrance to Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby

'Kayactivists' block entrance to Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby

At least one man has been arrested after a group of “kayactivists” blocked the entrance by water to Trans Mountain’s Westridge marine terminal in Burnaby Wednesday morning. We’re on the water north of the Westridge Marine terminal in Burnaby.
UPDATE: Burnaby groups protest pipeline bailout in front of Terry Beech's office

UPDATE: Burnaby groups protest pipeline bailout in front of Terry Beech's office

Some 25 people demonstrated in front of Liberal MP Terry Beech’s constituency office in Burnaby this afternoon, demanding that the federal government go back on its promise to financially back the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.