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Opinion: Burnaby drug dealer might have gotten away if his car didn’t stink of weed

Opinion: Burnaby drug dealer might have gotten away if his car didn’t stink of weed

Never underestimate the stupidity of drug dealers. If you are driving around in a vehicle filled with bags of drugs, perhaps use one of those hanging air fresheners, down some Tic Tacs and don’t blaze up while in the vehicle.
Burnaby mayor joins call for decriminalization to address toxic drug crisis

Burnaby mayor joins call for decriminalization to address toxic drug crisis

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley has joined a call to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs.
Opinion: The good, bad and downright ugly sidewalk situations in Burnaby

Opinion: The good, bad and downright ugly sidewalk situations in Burnaby

Some of these are impossible to use while other areas have no sidewalks at all
Burnaby eyes spending $5.5 million on sidewalks in these 9 neighbourhoods

Burnaby eyes spending $5.5 million on sidewalks in these 9 neighbourhoods

City making a push to add more sidewalks in under-served areas
New wave of COVID-19 cases hits Lower Mainland grocery stores

New wave of COVID-19 cases hits Lower Mainland grocery stores

Although British Columbia is seeing coronavirus (COVID-19) case counts drop province-wide, and the lowest daily new case numbers since last fall , major grocery chains are still reporting employee virus cases affecting stores in Vancouver and surroun
Our data map shows which parts of Burnaby have the most COVID-19 cases

Our data map shows which parts of Burnaby have the most COVID-19 cases

The average daily rate fell to four cases per day in Burnaby. Four in five adults aged 50 or over in the city (80%) have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with more than three in four (76%) of those over the age of 18.
Neighbours demand Burnaby force mega-tower developer to pay compensation for construction ‘hardship’

Neighbours demand Burnaby force mega-tower developer to pay compensation for construction ‘hardship’

Is this a reasonable ask?
'I ignored a big red flag,' says Burnaby woman who fell for CRA scam

'I ignored a big red flag,' says Burnaby woman who fell for CRA scam

A Burnaby woman is feeling red-faced because she ignored a red flag about a strange phone call she received. The caller was claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency was about taxes being owed.
People are lining up for an hour in Burnaby for this breakfast

People are lining up for an hour in Burnaby for this breakfast

OEB opens to huge crowds ready for breakfast
This is how much you pay Burnaby mayor and council each year

This is how much you pay Burnaby mayor and council each year

Annual list of public salaries released