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Local streamkeeper wants Kinder Morgan to halt construction on rainy days

Local streamkeeper wants Kinder Morgan to halt construction on rainy days

A local resident is voicing his concerns about continual rainy day construction at a Burnaby Mountain tank farm he believes is causing increased sediment runoff to spill into a nearby creek.
Roadside rescue: Trucker adopts cat left for dead

Roadside rescue: Trucker adopts cat left for dead

It’s not very often you find your next pet left for dead on the side of the road, but that’s exactly what happened to Dennis McDonald.
[UPDATE] Cops shut down large Fentanyl lab in Burnaby

[UPDATE] Cops shut down large Fentanyl lab in Burnaby

Police are calling it the biggest fentanyl lab to date in B.C., and on Thursday, it was busted in Burnaby. The lab was discovered by Delta Police while they were working on their own drug investigation in three cities, including Burnaby.
[UPDATE] Charges laid in Burnaby hit-and-run

[UPDATE] Charges laid in Burnaby hit-and-run

The family of a young Burnaby woman killed in a hit-and-run earlier this month is focusing on honouring her life and leaving the case against the alleged driver who took it in the hands of the courts.
Burnaby RCMP's fraud squad tackles tough cases

Burnaby RCMP's fraud squad tackles tough cases

It’s 2012, and the Burnaby RCMP’s economic crime unit has been called by SFU to investigate one of its biggest cases. A former finance director for the science faculty is suspected of scamming the university out of more than $800,000.
Murder of young mom still ‘unfathomable’

Murder of young mom still ‘unfathomable’

She was a mother and a daughter, and for her friends, she didn’t deserve her ending. It’s been seven years since Kimberly Lynn Hallgarth was brutally murdered in her Burnaby home.
Soybean-soaked seagulls remind restaurants to seal up their waste

Soybean-soaked seagulls remind restaurants to seal up their waste

The Wildlife Rescue Association is advising local food processing plants and restaurants to ensure that oil-based waste is properly sealed, after a flock of seagulls ended up trapped in a tofu vat last week.
Class Act: Burnaby students' jellyfish swarm Vancouver Aquarium

Class Act: Burnaby students' jellyfish swarm Vancouver Aquarium

Byrne Creek Community School art students are behind a new swarm of jellyfish now on permanent display at the Vancouver Aquarium in the window outside the AquaQuest entrance.
Burnaby refugee desperate for housing

Burnaby refugee desperate for housing

Family of four in one-bedroom apartment with cockroaches
Two Burnaby teachers elected to provincial executive

Two Burnaby teachers elected to provincial executive

Burnaby teachers doubled their presence on the B.C. Teachers Federation executive this week.