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Don't mind 'Juneuary' — summer heat is coming back to Burnaby

Don't mind 'Juneuary' — summer heat is coming back to Burnaby

It's going to feel like 30 C again before you know it.
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Keith Baldrey: Population rise stokes superheated housing market

Keith Baldrey: Population rise stokes superheated housing market

Accelerated immigration outweighs any drag from interest rates, inflation on prices, sales.
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Developer, builders fined for falling construction debris near Burnaby's Gilmore SkyTrain station

Developer, builders fined for falling construction debris near Burnaby's Gilmore SkyTrain station

WorkSafeBC has fined three builders, including Onni Contracting Ltd, more than 200K for ‘high-risk’ incidents of things falling from their under-construction condo towers at the Gilmore Place development.
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Who were the City of Burnaby's highest paid staff in 2022?

Who were the City of Burnaby's highest paid staff in 2022?

Report reveals Burnaby city staff’s top earners, with the No. 1 highest paid employee getting more than $350,000.
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Petition launched to save Burnaby North Secondary School Viking

Petition launched to save Burnaby North Secondary School Viking

Students concerned about the loss of the giant metal and concrete Viking mascot when the new school is complete have started a petition to preserve it, but school officials say no decision has yet been made about its fate.
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Raise a Ruby Slipper cocktail to Hollywood icon Judy Garland in New West

Raise a Ruby Slipper cocktail to Hollywood icon Judy Garland in New West

Get happy! — a Judy Garland tribute show hits town next week
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Burnaby's Metrotown could see another two towers up to 49 storeys

Burnaby's Metrotown could see another two towers up to 49 storeys

The development includes the possibility of converting office space to a hotel.
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Pattison fined $600K for serious pig's-foot cutting accident at Burnaby PriceSmart

Pattison fined $600K for serious pig's-foot cutting accident at Burnaby PriceSmart

WorkSafeBC is fining Pattison Food Group Ltd. $603,915.47 for a worker who was 'seriously injured' using a band saw to cut pigs' feet at a Kingsway PriceSmart.
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Letters: Leave those parking spaces alone

Letters: Leave those parking spaces alone

Burnaby council questioned the amount of parking in a planned development. But not everyone can get around the region by transit, readers note.
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Discover Korea's vibrant culture at this free festival in Burnaby this weekend

Discover Korea's vibrant culture at this free festival in Burnaby this weekend

The 21st annual Korean Cultural Heritage Festival is being held on Saturday, June 17, at Swangard Stadium.
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