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The Burnaby RCMP is warning the public about a possible fraudster cold-calling people in an attempt to gain access to per-sonal financial information. On Sept.

Provincial government cuts funds to program which helped new immigrants

The City of Burnaby has received a Portal of the Year Award from the Americas' SAP Users' Group for the second year in a row. The city won the award for Burnaby's Systems Applications and Products software - also known as SAP - in April of this year.

A bear roaming around the Brentwood area caused some concern Thursday before disappearing back in the woods west of Burnaby Lake. Burnaby RCMP were tracking the bear Thursday morning, warning the public to stay away.

Burnaby's premier sports centre is on track to open this spring, with tenants able to move in by about March 2013. The Multisport Centre of Excellence is undergoing a name change before opening day, as well.

Burnaby residents will have more locations to charge electric vehicles, now that several local businesses have received government funding to install charging stations.

The days when local drivers can easily plug in and charge their cars may be approaching.

A Monday morning robbery at the TD bank at Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway turned into a chase that led to one man being arrested and the police on the hunt for a second suspect. Just before 11 a.m.

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is on from Sept. 15 to 23, and there are lots of local opportunities for Burnaby residents to spend a day collecting trash from our beaches, riverfronts and creeks.

Shaw TV will not be broadcasting Burnaby council meetings live on channel four on Monday nights after Oct. 15. Coun.