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Letter: Burnaby boomer bought house thanks to rock-bottom prices, not hard work

Letter: Burnaby boomer bought house thanks to rock-bottom prices, not hard work

A reader response to a recent letter to the editor about affording a house.
Opinion: Alleged Burnaby grownup (wrongly) blames city for his dirty dumping

Opinion: Alleged Burnaby grownup (wrongly) blames city for his dirty dumping

Are disposal fees so expensive they justify illegal dumping?
Dilapidated 64-year-old Burnaby house sold for 230K over asking in just two days

Dilapidated 64-year-old Burnaby house sold for 230K over asking in just two days

Multiple offers are driving up prices as people look for redevelopment potential.
Opinion: These Burnaby residents want street parking all to themselves. Is that greedy?

Opinion: These Burnaby residents want street parking all to themselves. Is that greedy?

Should the city add more residents-only parking zones?
VIDEO: Burnaby resident wakes up to 400-pound bear chilling in backyard

VIDEO: Burnaby resident wakes up to 400-pound bear chilling in backyard

Local resident of nearly five decades says they generally see one bear every year
Burnaby police seize $100K in contraband cigarettes

Burnaby police seize $100K in contraband cigarettes

Police also find a sawed-off shotgun with ammo and a stolen dirt bike.
Lamborghini driver sought after losing control in Lower Mainland suburb (VIDEO)

Lamborghini driver sought after losing control in Lower Mainland suburb (VIDEO)

The car careens into someone's front yard.
'We need to act now': Metro Vancouver releases Clean Air Plan

'We need to act now': Metro Vancouver releases Clean Air Plan

Regional government sets targets for 2030.
National report highlights strengths and weaknesses in City of Burnaby policies

National report highlights strengths and weaknesses in City of Burnaby policies

City earns kudos for handling of landfill waste but urged to do more in areas of agriculture and gender equity.
'No shared walls': Why someone just paid a whopping $520K for a manufactured home in Coquitlam

'No shared walls': Why someone just paid a whopping $520K for a manufactured home in Coquitlam

A single-family home without the $1.5-million price tag? A motivated buyer paid $70K over asking for a double-wide home in a central Coquitlam manufactured home park.