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Year in review: No new gallery for Burnaby

Year in review: No new gallery for Burnaby

The 'Waiting for Godot' Award
Year in review: Without them, the city would be a poorer place

Year in review: Without them, the city would be a poorer place

The 'Making Life Better' Award
Year in review: Housing advocates take centre stage

Year in review: Housing advocates take centre stage

Newsmaker of the Year
Year in review: Pipeline dominates the news yet again

Year in review: Pipeline dominates the news yet again

News Story of the Year
Burnaby RCMP deliver hundreds of toys to sick kids

Burnaby RCMP deliver hundreds of toys to sick kids

When they’re not catching bad guys, Burnaby Mounties are busy doing a lot of good in the community. And Christmastime is no different. For the fifth year, the detachment collected hundreds of toys for B.C.
Driver gets jail time in fatal Burnaby hit-and-run crash

Driver gets jail time in fatal Burnaby hit-and-run crash

The man responsible for running a red light and causing a crash that killed a 25-year-old Burnaby woman will spend the next four years-plus behind bars for his actions.
Local MP seeks justice for foreign nationals

Local MP seeks justice for foreign nationals

The NDP MP for New Westminster-Burnaby wants the “bad apples” in Canada’s mining industry to be held accountable for any human rights abuses conducted overseas.
Burnaby moms doing their bit for B.C. Women's Milk Bank

Burnaby moms doing their bit for B.C. Women's Milk Bank

Burnaby moms are pumping out a steady stream of donated breast milk, but the B.C. Women’s Provincial Milk Bank still desperately needs more.
Burnaby building boom not slowing down yet

Burnaby building boom not slowing down yet

It’s construction, not resources like oil that keep B.C.’s economy moving. That’s at least the argument from city politicians after a near record-year for the total construction value of projects for 2016.
City asks province to freeze property assessments

City asks province to freeze property assessments

For the second year in a row, the city is appealing for the province to put a freeze on property assessments in light of another big increase to property values for the 2017 assessment. Earlier this month, council approved the motion after B.C.