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A Burnaby NOW reader woke up to loud crashing sounds at 4 a.m. on Sept. 5 and discovered not a noisy neighbour but a hungry black bear rummaging through the dumpster across the street.

Committee seeks input from residents, health groups, unions and more to share ideas and concerns

When the tremours began and her balance deteriorated, Linda Dawson thought she was just getting old. She was retired, life was slower, and the changes were gradual.

Four B.C. Liberal MLAs announced they will not be seeking reelection last week, but it's nothing out of the ordinary, according to Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee. The local Liberal said it's normal to have MLAs reconsider running.

Enjoying the last days of summer: Aaron Tan, 13, piggybacks Christopher Dong, 11, while Kennon Dong, 14 trails behind in the water at Barnet Marine Park recently.

The retirement of two longtime City of Burnaby employees has resulted in some shuffling of positions at city hall. Lambert Chu, the former director of engineering, is now a deputy city manager, alongside Chad Turpin.

The Burnaby Hospital planning committee will hold its two final public meetings at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Italian Cultural Centre in East Vancouver, 3075 Slocan St.

Burnaby's mayor and a local MP 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.

Dozens of people took to the Burrard Inlet in canoes on Saturday in a First Nations-led paddle to save the marine environment and oppose Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline expansion.

Slowing down in the Burnaby Heights and Capitol Hill area is now required by law. Speed limits in the neighbourhood north of Hastings Street went down to 40 km/hr as of Sept. 1.