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This past summer’s water restrictions proved costly to a dozen Burnaby residents who didn’t want to follow the rules. The city’s environmental services division handed out 12 tickets to people not following the water restrictions this summer.

Simon Fraser University’s professors, librarians and instructors are banding together to oppose the Kinder Morgan pipeline. The move is quite rare, given the faculty association generally stays away from politics and controversial issues.

Residents in Burnaby could soon be better connected to their phones and tablets as they roam around the city. The city is considering zoning amendments would allow for the installation of small cell wireless communication stations.

A long row of anti-abortion protesters lined Kingsway in Burnaby Saturday, silently holding signs that read “Abortion Kills Children” and “Jesus Forgives & Heals.” Dubbed a “Life Chain,” the event is held across Canada and the U.S.

If you’re looking for a place to drop some cash, at least one investment magazine believes the Edmonds neighbourhood in Burnaby is your safe bet.

As moments on the political campaign trail go, it was awkward. There was the candidate, Conservative John Weston, heading to catch the Langdale ferry back to West Vancouver in a car covered in campaign logos.

Using the Burnaby RCMP detachment as a backdrop, the NDP made another campaign pledge ahead of the federal election.

Aquatics groups are shoring up support for a new world-class aquatic facility they’d like to see built in Burnaby. The city is in the early stages planning a new aquatic centre on the current C.G.

Burnaby’s parks and recreation facilities are getting a million-dollar boost. Burnaby council approved funding for seven parks projects totalling $1.16 million at the Sept. 28 council meeting.

The City of Burnaby posted 34 properties for its annual tax sale on Sept. 28, but by the time the buyers arrived, only four homes were left.