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Feds earmark $1.2 million for upgrades to Burnaby trails, library

Feds earmark $1.2 million for upgrades to Burnaby trails, library

The second floor of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library will soon enter the 21st century thanks to $400,000 in federal and municipal funding.
Who will fight for renters?

Who will fight for renters?

Burnaby anti-poverty group calling on mayor and council to stop demolitions
Burnaby glassblower set for summer market

Burnaby glassblower set for summer market

There is a bleakness to the Grandview-Woodland section of East Vancouver; the semi-industrial area teems with humourless and washed-out structures.
Burnaby needs a bear policy

Burnaby needs a bear policy

Residents at some North Burnaby housing complexes are finding their garbage bins being looted by more than the average scavenger.
Survey probes health of Burnaby's homeless youth

Survey probes health of Burnaby's homeless youth

Burnaby has a youth homelessness problem, say local service providers, and a recent provincewide health survey has given them a chance to shed light on the issue. Last fall, a youth worker with Burnaby’s St.
Drought favours Burnaby chafer beetles

Drought favours Burnaby chafer beetles

While lawns brown and water restrictions tighten, Burnaby’s chafer beetles are poised to thrive next spring.
Students take a stab at forensics in Burnaby

Students take a stab at forensics in Burnaby

Twenty high school students were at BCIT last week, searching for clues after the discovery of two bloodied and lifeless dummies.

Fire crews evacuate residents following Burnaby gas leak

The Burnaby Fire Department is on scene as a damaged gas line has caused a street evacuation in North Burnaby. At around 9:30 a.m. this morning, a third-party contractor hit a natural gas line in the neighbourhood of Gilmore Avenue and Yale Street.
Weather worrisome for Burnaby's salmon-bearing streams

Weather worrisome for Burnaby's salmon-bearing streams

Oxygen levels dangerously low in Eagle Creek salmon pond
Senator's chief of staff running in Burnaby South

Senator's chief of staff running in Burnaby South

Grace Seear will run for Conservatives in fall