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Feds announce funding to teach construction skills

Feds announce funding to teach construction skills

Terry Beech, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North — Seymour, announced new funding to train workers.
This knucklehead nearly mowed down two Burnaby pedestrians on a right turn

This knucklehead nearly mowed down two Burnaby pedestrians on a right turn

If you are driving out there on Burnaby’s streets, here’s a pro tip if you’re going to turn right. Before you do anything, stop and look to see if there are any people in the crosswalk. If there are, don’t turn right.
'N' driver with a death wish pulls U-turn in Burnaby traffic

'N' driver with a death wish pulls U-turn in Burnaby traffic

NOW reader Tristan Calvo read my blog about a Burnaby mom fighting terrible drivers on Burnaby Mountain and sent me this video of some driver insanity. And it’s a doozy. Calvo captured it with his dash cam.
Burnaby man pitches province on dash cam scheme to catch lunatic drivers

Burnaby man pitches province on dash cam scheme to catch lunatic drivers

Tristan Calvo thinks people who catch bad drivers on video should get an ICBC rebate
Spike in fatal motorcycle crashes revs up calls for more training

Spike in fatal motorcycle crashes revs up calls for more training

At least two people will die in motorcycle crashes on B.C. roads each weekend this summer, if this year follows the same trend as last year.
Vancouver photographer shares stunning images of goslings up close

Vancouver photographer shares stunning images of goslings up close

Hobby photographer Alexandre Légère has taken some particularly stunning photos of goslings
Whatever happened to Vancouver's 3 Vets' celebrity goose?

Whatever happened to Vancouver's 3 Vets' celebrity goose?

When 3 Vets in Mount Pleasant was sold and demolished, no one mentioned what would happen to their web-footed friends Grey and Goose...
Horgan accused of stacking the deck in inquiry on gas prices

Horgan accused of stacking the deck in inquiry on gas prices

Premier John Horgan wants the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to get to the bottom of B.C.’s record high gasoline prices. But Horgan doesn’t want the commission looking under the B.C.
All this Burnaby refugee wanted was an education. He got that and more

All this Burnaby refugee wanted was an education. He got that and more

All Aboozar Ahmadi wanted was a university education. It took a journey from Iran, through Azerbaijan, and all the way to Canada to get one. The Burnaby resident recently graduated from UBC with a Master’s in Public Policy and Global Affairs.
I went to write about this Burnaby institution, but the doors are closed

I went to write about this Burnaby institution, but the doors are closed

In writing my new foodie blog – known as “Bite. Me.” – I drew up a list of 10 ideas for columns that I just had to complete. Number four on the list was the grilled calamari at Romana restaurant on Hastings Street near Beta Avenue.