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Andrea Mears is afraid someone could be injured or killed at the border of Burnaby and New Westminster.

Burnaby company Golden Boy Foods Ltd. is voluntarily recalling its Golden Boy brand in-shell mixed nuts because they may be contaminated with salmonella.

The Burnaby school board has a new leader at the helm. Baljinder Narang was elected chair at the last board meeting on Dec. 11, replacing Larry Hayes, who served as chair for the last two years.

What happens when you cross a Langley recycling company with a Burnaby elementary school? A toy-recycling program that teaches kids to curb consumerism and waste just in time for Christmas.

Sweet treats: Grace Hodaly checks out a gingerbread tree house built by Cameron Recreation Complex staff. The house was part of a display of houses made by city staff, which is on display at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts until Thursday.

Would you like to be featured in Paper Postcards? Take a copy of the Burnaby NOW along with you on your next trip. Take a photo of yourself in front of a scenic backdrop or landmark, holding the newspaper.

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is putting a decidedly Canadian twist on the classic Russian ballet, The Nutcracker, presented by Ballet BC at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, with local dancers on stage in various roles.

The B.C. government's newly created position of auditor general for local governments has drawn some local criticism and praise. Basia Ruta, a former assistant deputy minister for Environment Canada, will fill the new role.

When Burnaby author Suzanne de Montigny was on holiday last year and realized she couldn't read tourist signs, she thought it was just a side effect of the laser surgery she'd had nine years before.

The City of Burnaby is considering increasing property taxes by 2.9 per cent next year. Burnaby council received the 2013 provisional plan at Monday night's meeting, which included the proposed rate increase. "That's not set in stone," said Coun.