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Burnaby reveals financial plan: 3.99% tax hike, 7% next year

Burnaby reveals financial plan: 3.99% tax hike, 7% next year

One city councillor tried to stop this year’s 3.99 per cent tax increase but failed twice.
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Burnaby to host open house for 12-tower Brentwood development plan

Burnaby to host open house for 12-tower Brentwood development plan

On Feb. 9, the public can share their thoughts on the newly proposed Buchanan West master plan in Brentwood Town Centre.
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Here's a special B.C. passport for Burnaby beer lovers

Here's a special B.C. passport for Burnaby beer lovers

Dageraad, Steamworks and Studio Brewing are all part of the BC Ale Trail fun.
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'Smelly work': B.C. study finds dead salmon make plants grow bigger

'Smelly work': B.C. study finds dead salmon make plants grow bigger

For four years, an SFU team led by salmon ecologist Allison Dennert pulled rotting salmon from a river to see how it would impact plant growth in a nearby salt marsh. The results have big implications for a wide web of life.
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Letter: One Indigenous mother's plea for the planet

Letter: One Indigenous mother's plea for the planet

Destroying the land in the name of fossil fuels is no way forward for Canada, she writes.
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Letter: North Burnaby doesn't need noise and potential disaster

Letter: North Burnaby doesn't need noise and potential disaster

Capitol Hill doesn't need more planes flying overhead, this resident says. Here's why.
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TREX against TMX protester gets extra week in jail for courtroom dinosaur “stunt”

TREX against TMX protester gets extra week in jail for courtroom dinosaur “stunt”

Emily Kelsall and Lucy Everett have been handed jail sentences of 28 days and 21 days respectively for donning T-rex costumes and playing badminton inside a Trans Mountain worksite in May.
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City of Burnaby opens emergency warming centre starting Jan. 28

City of Burnaby opens emergency warming centre starting Jan. 28

Burnaby will open its emergency warming shelter on Saturday, Jan. 28 for those needing shelter from the upcoming cold weather.
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BCIT instructor builds free resource to fight health disinformation

BCIT instructor builds free resource to fight health disinformation

Jennifer Kong, British Columbia Institute of Technology instructor and affiliate faculty member at UBC, has developed an interactive, accessible resource for students and the public.
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Homeless man who torched Burnaby sushi restaurant twice 'wanted to teach somebody a lesson'

Homeless man who torched Burnaby sushi restaurant twice 'wanted to teach somebody a lesson'

Steven Sean Sorenson, 49, was 'homeless, frustrated, overwhelmed' when he set fire to Sushi Oyama twice and popular Korean restaurant Jang Mo Jib once in 2020, according to information presented in court. In total, the three fires caused $571,234 in losses and damages.
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