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No flu vaccine? Wear a mask when visiting the hospital

No flu vaccine? Wear a mask when visiting the hospital

Health care workers and visitors are asked to wear a mask while visiting Fraser Health facilities during flu season to prevent the spread of disease
Multiple elevators at Burnaby SkyTrain stations down for maintenance today

Multiple elevators at Burnaby SkyTrain stations down for maintenance today

People who need to use SkyTrain elevators in Burnaby be warned – you might not have access to them today. TransLink sent out an alert this morning that from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, maintenance will be conducted on several Burnaby station elevators.
Get on the vintage Christmas bus

Get on the vintage Christmas bus

And four other reasons Vancouver is awesome this week
Festive drinkers urged to use Operation Red Nose

Festive drinkers urged to use Operation Red Nose

Operation Red Nose is up and running in Burnaby and New Westminster.
Five-tower mega-project eyed for Burnaby border next to Koreatown

Five-tower mega-project eyed for Burnaby border next to Koreatown

A five-tower development proposed for Burnaby’s border on the site of the former Best Western hotel on North Road has cleared its first bureaucratic hurdle. Following a public hearing on Dec.
Deal struck by TransLink for free Wi-Fi across system

Deal struck by TransLink for free Wi-Fi across system

TransLink and Shaw Communications Inc. have struck a deal to add free Wi-Fi to transit. Starting in 2020, TransLink riders will be able to access Wi-Fi on buses, SkyTrain or SeaBus – even if they are not Shaw customers.
Strike averted at Burnaby casino

Strike averted at Burnaby casino

A strike at Burnaby’s Grand Villa Casino has been averted.
These are the worst and weirdest Christmas gift ideas

These are the worst and weirdest Christmas gift ideas

Dreck the Halls: Vancouver Courier's 14th annual gift guide to the unusual, strange and just plain wrong is worse than ever
Hockey player returns to play at Burnaby rink 10 months after AED shocked him back to life

Hockey player returns to play at Burnaby rink 10 months after AED shocked him back to life

Stepping onto the ice at Burnaby’s 8 Rinks is no big deal for legions of recreational hockey players who play there each week. For Ken Carrusca, though, it was a personal victory last month – and part of a kind of ongoing miracle.
Les Leyne: Second try launched on same climate change goal

Les Leyne: Second try launched on same climate change goal

There’s no doubting the sincerity behind B.C.’s new climate change plan. The problem is that this is the second time taxpayers have seen this story unfold.