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Horgan calls for unity to protect dwindling wild salmon stocks

Horgan calls for unity to protect dwindling wild salmon stocks

Government draws detractors, supporters in overflow crowd at forum in Colwood
Nomination period open for Burnaby citizen of the year

Nomination period open for Burnaby citizen of the year

Do you know a volunteer who gives their all for the City of Burnaby? Each year, the City of Burnaby presents the Kushiro Cup to its Outstanding Citizen of the Year.
84-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash in Burnaby

84-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash in Burnaby

Police are looking for witnesses to a fatal single-vehicle crash that left an 84-year-old man dead in Burnaby Friday morning. RCMP responded to the collision on Canada Way at Burris Street just after 11 a.m.
Canadians warned to avoid ‘non-essential travel’ to parts of Mexico

Canadians warned to avoid ‘non-essential travel’ to parts of Mexico

The travel advisory warns people to exercise a high degree of caution in Mexico as a result of high levels of criminal activity
UPDATE: Luka Gordic's killer sentenced as an adult to life

UPDATE: Luka Gordic's killer sentenced as an adult to life

Cheers and weeping erupted in a Vancouver courtroom Friday morning when a man who plunged a knife into the heart of Burnaby teen Luka Gordic during a swarming attack in Whistler in 2015 was sentenced to life in prison.
Can Metro Vancouver accommodate another one million people by 2050?

Can Metro Vancouver accommodate another one million people by 2050?

Immigration key factor in population growth, 30,000 to 40,000 people expected each year
Demand for Burnaby industrial space 'insatiable' in 2018, says report

Demand for Burnaby industrial space 'insatiable' in 2018, says report

Demand for industrial space in Burnaby was “insatiable” in 2018 - with vacancy reaching new lows as rental rates pushed higher and deal-and-dollar volume from industrial sales remained strong.
Horse chestnuts have a storied history in Burnaby schools as toys – and weapons

Horse chestnuts have a storied history in Burnaby schools as toys – and weapons

If the Burnaby school district’s superintendent and secretary-treasurer ever decide they want to face off in a game of conkers (see rules below), the equipment will always be close at hand once their offices are relocated to a 1913 heritage building
NEB wants marine protection program from Trans Mountain pipeline builder

NEB wants marine protection program from Trans Mountain pipeline builder

The National Energy Board would require the creation of a marine mammal protection program for the Trans Mountain pipeline in a series of draft conditions it has laid out before it considers the project.
Video shows huge gathering of bald eagles at Vancouver Landfill

Video shows huge gathering of bald eagles at Vancouver Landfill

Up to 1,500 eagles were counted in the area in one day...