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Burnaby Fire Department demonstrates life-saving skills

Burnaby Fire Department demonstrates life-saving skills

Two dummies were cut out of a car wreck while another was rescued using ropes during a demonstration by the Burnaby Fire Department earlier this month.
Asbestos removal company ordered to stop operations after $1 mil in penalties

Asbestos removal company ordered to stop operations after $1 mil in penalties

WorkSafeBC has fined BCS Contracting Ltd. repeatedly for violations at worksites in Burnaby and elsewhere in the Lower Mainland
'We’re just grateful that no one was on there'

'We’re just grateful that no one was on there'

Burnaby dump-truck collision with pedestrian overpass could have been fatal
13-year-old Burnaby girl's death was a random killing: police

13-year-old Burnaby girl's death was a random killing: police

Homicide investigators are looking for anyone who took videos or photos in and around Burnaby’s Central Park on the night 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was killed. “There’s no need for you to screen the video looking for anything,” Supt.
Oh, brother!

Oh, brother!

Pair of siblings snared in Burnaby speed trap
Metrotown plan passes despite protests

Metrotown plan passes despite protests

Burnaby is forging ahead with its plans to make Metrotown the city’s “true downtown.
Students test their mettle at Burnaby Fire Department's first youth academy

Students test their mettle at Burnaby Fire Department's first youth academy

There’s no question, sticking your face into an oxygen mask and plunging into a smoked-out building on a hot summer day wearing about 50 pounds of gear gets claustrophobic – even for firefighters.
Police confirm Burnaby teen's death was a homicide

Police confirm Burnaby teen's death was a homicide

RCMP release security video taken of Marrisa Shen the day before her body was found in Central Park
The day oil rained down on Burnaby

The day oil rained down on Burnaby

Ten years ago this week, an excavator ruptured a pipeline and sent crude oil shooting into the sky. In this report, we look back on that day and its aftermath
Burnaby apartment tower evacuated

Burnaby apartment tower evacuated

50 residents spend the night at a "comfort centre" set up at the Cameron Recreation Centre