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Protesters kick off NEB hearings

Protesters kick off NEB hearings

Carrying signs and a marching tune, dozens of people turned up to the Trans Mountain National Energy Board hearings in Burnaby to voice their opposition to the Kinder Morgan project.
Warrants issued for suspects in Burnaby mail thefts

Warrants issued for suspects in Burnaby mail thefts

Burnaby Mounties are on the hunt for two Vancouver women they allege are behind a series of mail and storage locker thefts around the city.
Chicken nuggets cause of Saturday night blaze

Chicken nuggets cause of Saturday night blaze

More than 25 firefighters responded to a grease fire that got out of control Saturday night, forcing a local family out of their home. The call for service came in around 10:30 p.m.
More activist rallies planned for Kinder Morgan hearings

More activist rallies planned for Kinder Morgan hearings

With the Kinder Morgan hearings about to start in Burnaby, pipeline opponents are setting their sights on the National Energy Board. Activists are planning several events tied to the hearings. On Monday, Jan.
UPDATE: Seven activists arrested on Kinder Morgan barge

UPDATE: Seven activists arrested on Kinder Morgan barge

Police have arrested several activists that occupied a Kinder Morgan drilling barge near the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby Monday morning.
City challenged by illegal dumping

City challenged by illegal dumping

We’ve probably all seen it at some point driving or walking around Metro Vancouver: abandoned furniture and appliances strewn around. It’s illegal dumping and it’s a problem that’s increasingly showing up in Burnaby.
Five ‘community precincts’ planned

Five ‘community precincts’ planned

Four decades ago, it was a drive-in theatre. And within the next decade, the property around the Gilmore SkyTrain station could be the hub of the Brentwood neighbourhood.
Kinder Morgan drilling around Westridge dock

Kinder Morgan drilling around Westridge dock

Kinder Morgan is drilling boreholes around the Westridge Marine Terminal – similar to the survey work that spurred mass protests on Burnaby Mountain last fall.
Burnaby SFU student building moves ahead

Burnaby SFU student building moves ahead

Simon Fraser University students are one step closer to getting a brand-new, 100,000-square-foot student union building at their Burnaby campus. The SFU Student Society signed a 20-year, $44.
Driver fined for hitting pedestrian

Driver fined for hitting pedestrian

A driver is a little lighter in the wallet after they hit a pedestrian at Smith Avenue and Kincaid Street Tuesday night. The collision happened around 7 p.m.