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Steadfast Lou takes top honour

Lou Beaubien's credo: "I always like to see things through . that's my style," may have something to do with his latest accomplishment. On May 24, about 50 years of volunteer work will be recognized.

RCMP investigates shooting

Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday evening in the Old Orchard shopping complex on Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue. According to a press release, witnesses saw three men sitting in a silver BMW parked in the lot.

Burnaby RCMP report "all is safe" at Metropolis at Metrotown

Staff and shoppers at Metrotown were allowed back into the food court and surrounding stores after a suspicious package was found in the food court earlier this afternoon. According to Staff-Sgt.
City runner dealing with emotional impact

City runner dealing with emotional impact

A Burnaby resident and SFU psychology professor is alive and well but a bit shaken, after a close call at Monday's Boston Marathon.

Temporary shelter helped 130 stay warm

The extreme weather season is over, and the final numbers are in for Burnaby's temporary homeless shelter. This past season, Lookout Emergency Aid Society opened the shelter 25 times, providing beds for 130 people.

Master plan for city unfolding as it should - Mayor

Environmental and social sustainability, urban development in town centres and citizen engagement were the focal points of Mayor Derek Corrigan's state of the city speech on April 17, at the Hilton-Vancouver Metrotown.

Burnaby RCMP bust meth lab in Brentwood

Residents of an apartment building on Brentwood Drive were evacuated Monday when an active meth lab was found in one of the units.

CITY CALENDAR

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Spring thrift sale, Cliff Avenue United Church with Sae Nal Korean Church, 9 to 11: 30 a.m., 1600 Cliff Ave. Household items, books, jew-elry, toys, muffins and coffee, and more.

SFU run on to support Boston victims

A Burnaby resident who escaped the twin blasts at Monday's Boston Marathon is hosting a run at Simon Fraser University this Sunday in support of the victims.

Burnaby resident escapes bomb blasts in Boston

Burnaby resident and SFU psychology professor is alive but a bit shaken, after a close call at Monday's Boston Marathon.