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Burnaby resident calls Kinder Morgan gift ‘a joke’

Burnaby resident calls Kinder Morgan gift ‘a joke’

First-aid kit from Trans Mountain is intended as part of a public awareness program to promote safety
No water, sewer increases for 2018

No water, sewer increases for 2018

Burnaby residents can expect a financial reprieve next year. At Monday night’s meeting, city council approved a zero per cent increase to the city’s sanitary sewer and water utility rates, with services to be maintained at 2017 levels.
Stabbing sends one to hospital

Stabbing sends one to hospital

Charges are expected after an altercation between two Burnaby men turned violent early Sunday morning. Police were called to a house in the 100 block of Ellesmere Avenue near Pandora Street shortly after 1 a.m.
Burnaby lab researching the medical benefits of marijuana

Burnaby lab researching the medical benefits of marijuana

New research lab aims to identify marijuana molecules that can be turned into non-addictive pharmaceutical drugs
[UPDATE] One dead in Kensington Avenue crash

[UPDATE] One dead in Kensington Avenue crash

One person is dead and another is battling life-threatening injuries after a crash on Kensington Avenue Sunday evening. The accident happened around 6 p.m.
Transit bus t-bones crossover in Burnaby crash

Transit bus t-bones crossover in Burnaby crash

A transit bus shoved a crossover utility vehicle “a significant distance” during a crash in Burnaby early Friday morning. The collision, at the intersection of Hastings Street and Sperling Avenue, happened just before 1:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Plans revealed for Metrotown Sears site

Plans revealed for Metrotown Sears site

Public hearing Nov. 28 for massive mixed-use project that features towers ranging from 35 to 65 storeys
SFU prof cancels TD Bank services in protest of pipeline

SFU prof cancels TD Bank services in protest of pipeline

After 20 years of doing business with TD Bank, an SFU professor has severed ties with the financial institution in protest of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion project.
Burnaby company argues father not “indispensable” to infant daughter’s care

Burnaby company argues father not “indispensable” to infant daughter’s care

Human Rights Tribunal denies an application to dismiss the case of a father fired after refusing to work away from his wife and daughter for two months straight
Protesters set up trailer to monitor Kinder Morgan

Protesters set up trailer to monitor Kinder Morgan

Anti-pipeline activists have parked a small camper at the corner of Shellmont Street and Underhill Avenue in North Burnaby to keep an eye on Kinder Morgan.