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The Burnaby Inter-Faith Network is inviting the public to tour the local Ismaili Centre next week in an effort to “build bridges of understanding and communication.

Paul Paydafar and Elizabeth Scorse have been neighbours for the last two years.

About 32 years ago, a young Burnaby resident had an encounter with a Mountie that changed her life forever. Sandy Labinsky was about 10 or 11 years old when she was followed home by a suspicious man in a car.

For decades, artists in Burnaby have been pushing for a new art gallery, without much success. Now, the Burnaby Arts Council is hoping to resurrect the issue one more time in hopes of finally getting a new home for art in the city.

It was a resounding kudos around Burnaby City Hall for the progress being made on the city’s social sustainability plan.

Four-month-old Labrador-cross puppy Anderson Cooper is rail thin. His hips and spine poke out on his honey-coloured coat, and each little rib and vertebra could be counted. But he’s looked worse. Two weeks ago, he was nearly dead.

An incident around a fire pit at a Burnaby home is headed to court. According to a statement of claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Souma Shokrollah is suing the renters of a property at 6541 12th Ave.

If Carly Fraser ever had a chance in life, we’ll never know. The Burnaby teen spent the last few years of her life in a desperate struggle with mental health issues that kept her in and out of care of Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Firefighters, city get binding arbitration July 7, 8

Teamwork was key in a recent arrest by Burnaby RCMP’s prolific offender suppression team. The investigation began in June, after two thefts from vending machines at Bill Copeland Arena were reported to local police.