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Are you a ringer? New Burnaby handbell choir calls for members

Are you a ringer? New Burnaby handbell choir calls for members

You need to be able to read music, but handbell experience isn't required.
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Letter: Reducing parking requirements improves life for everyone

Letter: Reducing parking requirements improves life for everyone

Housing affordability, climate change and healthier living are all part of the issue, this writer says.
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Burnaby council says no to Metrotown city hall after public backlash

Burnaby council says no to Metrotown city hall after public backlash

Burnaby City Hall will remain at Deer Lake, though a new facility still needs to be built.
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Letter: 'Overwhelming' cost makes Burnaby City Hall plan a bad idea

Letter: 'Overwhelming' cost makes Burnaby City Hall plan a bad idea

"Moving forward on a mega project like constructing Burnaby City Hall at Metrotown would be like pouring gasoline on an out-of-control fire."
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Letter: Moving Burnaby City Hall to Metrotown shows long-term sense

Letter: Moving Burnaby City Hall to Metrotown shows long-term sense

This writer says the controversial plan to move city hall to Metrotown is "just plain smart." Here's why.
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'Utterly devastating': Details released about suspect, victims of triple Chinatown stabbing

'Utterly devastating': Details released about suspect, victims of triple Chinatown stabbing

The suspect has had violent interactions with police in the past.
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Letters: Burnaby readers speak out against city hall move

Letters: Burnaby readers speak out against city hall move

Readers take aim at "short-term and piecemeal" thinking.
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Letter: Burnaby City Hall should be rebuilt on its current site

Letter: Burnaby City Hall should be rebuilt on its current site

"What are council's plans for this very desirable piece of property currently occupied by the RCMP and city hall?"
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Letter: 'Bloated vanity project' a bad use of Burnaby dollars

Letter: 'Bloated vanity project' a bad use of Burnaby dollars

"I think they may learn a hard lesson in the next election."
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Man caught driving in Burnaby without licence also accused of brokering mortgages without licence

Man caught driving in Burnaby without licence also accused of brokering mortgages without licence

Justin Phu Pham was described as a mortgage broker at a sentencing hearing in Vancouver provincial court last week, but the agency that regulates mortgage brokers in B.C. said his registration expired in 2016.
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