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UPDATE: Burnaby oil spill cleanup company defends response as 'phenomenal'

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation took six hours to start surrounding ship with boom because oil source wasn't clear

Apr 13, 2015 3:05 PM Read more >

Burnaby school district eyeing $3.5 million in cuts

The Burnaby school district is considering cutting the equivalent of nearly 30 jobs to deal with a projected $6.4-million shortfall next year. The bleak financial picture was unveiled at a public budget meeting at Burnaby Central Secondary Thursday.

Apr 13, 2015 1:33 PM Read more >

Transit plebiscite office opens in Burnaby

Burnaby residents now have a place to go if they're having trouble voting in the transit plebiscite. Elections B.C. announced today that it's opening nine plebiscite service offices in the region, including one at Lougheed Town Centre.

Apr 13, 2015 11:21 AM Read more >

Training takes firefighters down the mountain

Firefighters spent part of Thursday morning dangling off the side of Burnaby Mountain as part of the department's technical rescue training.

Apr 13, 2015 10:11 AM Read more >

Purchase of new command vehicle tabled

Four months into the new year and firefighters are waiting to hear from city hall on whether their aging command vehicle is going to be replaced.

Apr 13, 2015 10:04 AM Read more >

SFU opens new multimillion-dollar observatory

Grand opening slated for April 17

Apr 10, 2015 5:01 PM Read more >

Worker dead after fall at Burnaby construction site

Man fell down elevator shaft at Station Square high rise site

Apr 10, 2015 11:31 AM Read more >

Will there be a spring federal election?

Burnaby-Douglas MP is preparing for one

Apr 9, 2015 4:41 PM Read more >

UPDATE: Burnaby MP on Vancouver oil spill: We'll see more of this

Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart says the oil spill in Vancouver’s English Bay is a sign of what could happen if Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion goes through. The spill was first reported Wednesday, around 5 p.m.

Apr 9, 2015 4:00 PM Read more >

Third phase of Brentwood development moving forward

While the first phase of the Brentwood Town Centre development is under construction, Shape Properties is now moving forward with its proposal for Phase 3.

Apr 9, 2015 2:37 PM Read more >

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