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City staff cost $142 million in 2014

It’s nice work if you can get it – 642 of the city’s employees made more than $75,000 in 2014, up by 52 from 590 in 2013, according to the city’s most recent Statement of Financial Information. In total, city staff made $142.51 million last year.

Burnaby student runner-up at national French competition

Burnaby North senior French student Sophia Luo made her trip to Canadian Parents for French’s national public speaking competition in Ottawa count last month.

Class Act: Burnaby students create winning designs

Their design of a chair for college dorms has earned Burnaby South students in the school district’s new Applied Interdisciplinary Design course props in a national competition.

Pipeline will costs cities millions

Report claims Burnaby and other municipalities will pay $93 million over 50 years for expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline
Accused Burnaby school fraudster flip-flops on guilty plea

Accused Burnaby school fraudster flip-flops on guilty plea

A former bookkeeper who pleaded guilty to defrauding a Burnaby school of $66,000 has opted for a second time to tell the court she’s not guilty.
Video captures Marine Pub fire suspect

Video captures Marine Pub fire suspect

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SFU grad links retirees to part-time jobs through new website

A recent SFU graduate is hoping to match semi-retired professionals with part-time work through a new startup. Lauren Watkins, along with co-partners Jamie Crocker and Nikita Zhitkevich, launched Excellara on June 1.
Prolific purse snatcher caught in Richmond

Prolific purse snatcher caught in Richmond

A Burnaby resident is facing nine counts of thefts for an alleged string of purse snatchings between January and April.
Burnaby dial-a-dope dealer sentenced to 8 months

Burnaby dial-a-dope dealer sentenced to 8 months

Dial-a-dope cocaine dealer Marco Trasolini was sentenced to eight months in jail Tuesday.

Judge in Burnaby bookkeeper fraud case blasts lawyers for wasting her time

A Provincial Court judge blasted lawyers for wasting her time Tuesday in a case involving a former bookkeeper accused of defrauding a Burnaby school of $66,000.