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SFU students advocate for warning labels on gas pumps

SFU students advocate for warning labels on gas pumps

Gas pumps should have warning labels much like cigarette packages do, to make people consider the impact of fossil fuel use on climate change, according to students with Face the Change’s Our Horizons campaign.
Smoking banned in Burnaby parks

Smoking banned in Burnaby parks

Burnaby expanded its smoking ban from local trails to city parks last week. No Smoking signs are being posted in Burnaby’s parks, trails and green spaces due to the current dry conditions and fire risk, according to a press release from the city.
Burnaby council unimpressed with emergency services response

Burnaby council unimpressed with emergency services response

Burnaby council is worried that B.C. Emergency Health Services is taking the human touch out of its decision-making policies. Coun. Colleen Jordan spoke on the issue at the July 6 council meeting, after the city received a letter from Dr.
Local actors gear up for midsummer fun

Local actors gear up for midsummer fun

Alchemy Theatre and Vagabond Players team up to offer summer Shakespeare at Bernie Legge Theatre
Burnaby sculptor thinks outside the box

Burnaby sculptor thinks outside the box

One man's trash is another man’s treasure. That’s often the case for Burnaby artist Ron Simmer, who’s known for his colourful garden structures made out of recycled materials.
Suspect in fatal Surrey shooting arrested in Burnaby

Suspect in fatal Surrey shooting arrested in Burnaby

Burnaby Mounties arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed a Surrey resident while attempting to break into the man’s home. Shortly before 2 a.m.
Burnaby man found guilty of grow-op

Burnaby man found guilty of grow-op

A 31-year-old Burnaby man has been found guilty of cultivating a large-scale marijuana grow-op in connection with a 2013 bust in a wealthy British Properties neighbourhood.
UPDATE: Chevron refinery waiting on test results following water spill

UPDATE: Chevron refinery waiting on test results following water spill

Burnaby’s Chevron refinery is still waiting on final test results to determine what, exactly, was in roughly 30,000 litres of “dirty” water spilled last Friday morning.
Burnaby mayor not concerned about campaign spending limits

Burnaby mayor not concerned about campaign spending limits

Local election campaign limits don’t worry Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, but he does oppose them.
Visiting student helps pull blind man from path of oncoming SkyTrain

Visiting student helps pull blind man from path of oncoming SkyTrain

A French engineering student interning at SFU Burnaby jumps to the rescue after seeing a man fall onto the tracks