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Top 5 things to do in Burnaby this weekend

Top 5 things to do in Burnaby this weekend

Don the shades, slap on some sunscreen and head over to the Heights on Saturday for the annual Hats Off Day.
UPDATE: 37 new child-care spaces funded at BCIT

UPDATE: 37 new child-care spaces funded at BCIT

$500,000 from the province will allow Burnaby technical institute's child-care centre to more than double its capacity
Burnaby teen may face charges

Burnaby teen may face charges

A Burnaby man could be facing drug trafficking charges after an incident at Metrotown SkyTrain station last week. Transit Police were patrolling the station around 2:30 p.m.
Evo Car Share comes to Burnaby

Evo Car Share comes to Burnaby

Car share company Evo has expanded its service to three prominent locations in Burnaby. The company will be adding cars at BCIT, Metrotown and SFU Burnaby, according to a press release sent out Wednesday morning.
No more puppies for sale in stores?

No more puppies for sale in stores?

Calls for ban on puppy and kitten sales in city stores could trigger city to review its animal bylaw
More city staffers join the $75,000 and over salary club

More city staffers join the $75,000 and over salary club

City staff raked in a combined total of $153.83 million last year, with 724 city employees making more than $75,000, according to the city’s newly released statement of financial information.
Local MP introduces Helen's Law in House

Local MP introduces Helen's Law in House

Helen Sonja Francis' brother hasn't given up the fight to amend the Criminal Code since his sister died in 2005
City lawyer slams NEB report on Kinder Morgan, calls it 'fluff'

City lawyer slams NEB report on Kinder Morgan, calls it 'fluff'

Burnaby’s lawyer is calling the National Energy Board’s report on Kinder Morgan’s proposal to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline “500 pages of fluff.
Burnaby youth encouraged to become 'naloxone ninjas'

Burnaby youth encouraged to become 'naloxone ninjas'

A surge in drug overdose deaths that led the province to declare a public health emergency in April has motivated organizations working in Burnaby to try to get the life-saving antidote naloxone into the hands of more young people.
Homelessness task force becomes a formal society

Homelessness task force becomes a formal society

"We need to establish ourselves in a new realm, with new potential," says Wanda Mulholland, longtime spokesperson for the task force