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‘Aggressive’ new facilities plan calls for ninth Burnaby high school, three 'vertical highrise' schools

‘Aggressive’ new facilities plan calls for ninth Burnaby high school, three 'vertical highrise' schools

A new long range facilities plan adopted by the Burnaby school board is “raising the urgency” about the need for new schools to accommodate immigration-driven enrolment growth.
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Keith Baldrey: COVID-19 health emergency comes to an anticlimactic end

Keith Baldrey: COVID-19 health emergency comes to an anticlimactic end

As the World Health Organization declares the "emergency" phase over, we know COVID-19 isn't going away.
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Heat wave is coming to Burnaby — it may feel like 34C by Sunday

Heat wave is coming to Burnaby — it may feel like 34C by Sunday

Temperatures will start climbing on Thursday heading into a summer weekend.
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Letter: Let's talk about the real cost of development in Burnaby

Letter: Let's talk about the real cost of development in Burnaby

How many more first responders, medical staff and teachers do we need — and at what cost?
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Opinions: Is SkyTrain noise 'unacceptable' or are you just a NIMBY?

Opinions: Is SkyTrain noise 'unacceptable' or are you just a NIMBY?

Readers are split on the problem of "excessive" SkyTrain noise.
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Opinions: People are killing Burnaby wildlife with kindness

Opinions: People are killing Burnaby wildlife with kindness

Readers respond to a letter about the human-habituated wildlife in Central Park.
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Burnaby pastry, chocolate icon Chez Christophe celebrates 10th anniversary

Burnaby pastry, chocolate icon Chez Christophe celebrates 10th anniversary

This Burnaby Heights favourite has a decade’s worth of accomplishments and teamwork to celebrate.
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Letter: Pedestrians put themselves at risk when they don't obey laws

Letter: Pedestrians put themselves at risk when they don't obey laws

"I saw the tragedy of this while working as a nurse in emergency departments."
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Letter: We should be outraged about Myles Gray's death

Letter: We should be outraged about Myles Gray's death

A Burnaby neighbour speaks out.
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Police seek witnesses, dashcam of car veering onto sidewalk, hitting pedestrian in Burnaby

Police seek witnesses, dashcam of car veering onto sidewalk, hitting pedestrian in Burnaby

A vehicle 'veered onto the sidewalk' and hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Patterson Avenue and Imperial Street Saturday afternoon, according to police. The 19-year-old male was taken to hospital in critical condition.
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