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Corrections workers joined the picket line outside the provincial youth prison in Burnaby on Wednesday. "We're looking for a reasonable contract, and we're looking to keep ourselves up with the cost of inflation.

The proposed developments at Brentwood Town Centre, which have been in the news for the past few weeks, got me thinking about how shopping centres have changed over the years.

The annual African Ekassa Cultural Festival drew about 700 people to celebrate the many facets of African culture. The event, on Aug.

With school back in session, what better time is there to remind drivers to slow down, and Burnaby's David Kilpatrick has a story or two to explain why. "Officer Kilpatrick," is a well-known character around Burnaby schools.

Mayor Derek Corrigan and BurnabyDouglas MP Kennedy Stewart will have a say at a National Energy Board hearing, as the local Chevron refinery pleads its case for priority access to oil coming down Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.

A new bocce area at Confederation Park was made possible through a $15,000 donation from the Burnaby-based G&F Financial Group. The courts were completed in time for the B.C.

As an actress, Stephanie Hendersen knows how important it is to become intimately acquainted with the characters she plays. Portraying four members of her own family, in a play she wrote herself, makes this a lot easier, of course.

The kids are back in school, the days are getting shorter and the September rush of activities is in full swing. It's time for Burnaby residents to get out and enjoy the best of the city before fall comes in full force.

More than 30 years ago the first Terry Fox Run was held to raise money for cancer research, and the Marathon of Hope continues to inspire.

Newly appointed Minister of Health, Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, and Dr.