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Burnaby business donates to homeless

The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness is teaming up with a local business to help people sleeping on the streets. On June 21, Burnaby's Quilts Etc.

Report finds gaps in training standards set for firefighters

A report drafted for the Fire Chiefs' Association of B.C. is calling on the province to provide more funding and stricter guidelines for fire services training.

Sharing strokes of insight and recovery

'I wasn't aware that the left side of my body was dead', ray mcdonald

After $20,000 phone bill - new rules just a start

The new changes that have put a cap on international roaming charges is a good start, but there's still a long way to go in battling large phone fees, according to Burnaby resident Matt Buie.
No longer 'the city dump'

No longer 'the city dump'

Kingsway-Imperial neighbourhood transforms itself - with dedicated citizens leading the way

Burnaby council to review new amendments to tree bylaw

New amendments include changes to private lands and increasing the maximum penalty by five times

Nurses condemn Fraser Health plan to charge for wheelchairs at seniors' homes

The Fraser Health Authority is facing criticism from the B.C. Nurses Union for its plan to charge residential care home residents a fee for wheelchair use.

Escaped sex offender back in custody

Convicted sex offender Ronald Currie Miljure is back in custody today, after Burnaby Mounties arrested him outside a home in Surrey last night. Burnaby RCMP Cpl.

Funding changes underway

Burnaby service providers who help immigrants and refugees are in the midst of a government-funding sea change.

Teen who shot prostitute in botched Burnaby robbery sentenced as an adult

A young man who fatally shot a prostitute during a botched robbery at a Burnaby brothel was raised to adult court on Thursday and received a sentence of life in prison.