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Burnaby preps for beetle battle

The city is accepting pre-orders of nematode packages to take on chafer beetles, starting next Wednesday.

Wasting water can cost Burnaby residents

The early bird gets to water the lawn, now that annual watering restrictions are in effect. As of June 1, Burnaby residents can only water lawns from 4 to 9 a.m.

Council briefs: Uber not welcome in Burnaby

Burnaby council won’t welcome Uber to Burnaby. At last week’s council meeting, council agreed to inform the ride-sharing service that it is ineligible for a Burnaby business licence.
Ride like a cop

Ride like a cop

RCMP host motorcycle safety skills challenge

Horgan steps into debate on affordable housing

NDP leader drops into Burnaby during provincial tour designed to highlight challenges families face under Liberal government
Housing advocates rally in Burnaby

Housing advocates rally in Burnaby

ACORN calls on city to protect low-cost housing
Class Act: Burnaby students excel at physics and trades

Class Act: Burnaby students excel at physics and trades

Burnaby North Grade 11 student Jonathan Lew earned second place in a national competition last month after capturing the beauty of physics in a photograph.
Local brewer baffled by B.C.’s new wholesale pricing system

Local brewer baffled by B.C.’s new wholesale pricing system

The B.C. government's decision to hike beer prices isn't sitting so well with a local brewer.
Former Burnaby school bookkeeper's fraud guilty plea delayed five times

Former Burnaby school bookkeeper's fraud guilty plea delayed five times

A bookkeeper who pleaded guilty well over a year ago to defrauding a Burnaby school of $66,000 has yet to make a plea that sticks.
Teaching sex ed in Burnaby

Teaching sex ed in Burnaby

As a furor subsides over inappropriate sex-education materials accidentally handed out to 13-year-olds at a Chilliwack alternate middle school last month, kids at Burnaby’s Marlborough Elementary School are learning about the birds and the bees this