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Buckingham Creek property owner under investigation for illegal tree cutting

A property owner whose home backs onto Buckingham Creek could face a $500 fine for allegedly cutting down trees without a permit.
Burnaby dialogue aimed at aboriginal education for all B.C. students

Burnaby dialogue aimed at aboriginal education for all B.C. students

A better understanding of aboriginal perspectives and how to make them a part of every student’s education was the goal of a B.C. ministry of education dialogue hosted by the Burnaby school district last week.
Homicide police investigate fatal incident in Burnaby

Homicide police investigate fatal incident in Burnaby

One man is dead following an altercation at Edmonds SkyTrain station early Sunday morning. Burnaby RCMP received reports of an incident at the station shortly before 1 a.m.
Burnaby takes aim at NEB's decision-making record

Burnaby takes aim at NEB's decision-making record

The City of Burnaby is taking aim at the National Energy Board's track record of decisions, alleging the board has shown bias in favour of Kinder Morgan, the company proposing to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The man with the pipeline plan

An up close interview with Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada
Residents say Brentlawn is still unsafe

Residents say Brentlawn is still unsafe

Brentlawn Drive is still an unsafe haven for rat runners, despite numerous complaints to the city from residents in the past 16 months. In a letter dated Feb.
Did media coverage help reunite Burnaby couple in Fraser Health care home?

Did media coverage help reunite Burnaby couple in Fraser Health care home?

Arne and Iris Sorbo will soon be reunited in the same Fraser Health care home after a year-and-a-half apart.
[UPDATE] Contract negotiations at a standstill

[UPDATE] Contract negotiations at a standstill

It seems firefighters won't be getting a new contract anytime soon after an unsuccessful round of mediated talks between the union and the city.
Investigation still open one year after death

Investigation still open one year after death

It’s been one year and one week since a 21-year-old Burnaby resident was killed near the Lougheed SkyTrain station. Marvin Benitez was found in a pedestrian underpass in cardiac arrest near Austin Road and Lougheed Highway around 7:30 p.m. on Feb.
After 58 years of marriage, Burnaby couple forced to live in separate care homes

After 58 years of marriage, Burnaby couple forced to live in separate care homes

Eighty-eight-year-old Arne Sorbo misses his wife. The retired Burnaby accountant met Iris when she was just 16. He was 24 and fresh off the boat from Norway. She was his best friend’s cousin, and her parents had picked him up at the train station.