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The B.C. Labour Relations Board on Monday rejected a bid by Simon Fraser University to overturn a ruling that the university is bargaining in bad faith with its 1,000 CUPE Local 3338 employees.

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Longtime local resident Lindy McQueen is forming a new Edmonds community group to host local festivals and neighbourhood events. "There's been such inactivity in the Edmonds area, I just had a burning desire to get something going," she told the NOW.

Burnaby teen David Roy is, in many ways, a model student. The 16-year-old gets good grades, loves social studies and sports, and is never late for class. "Unlike most teens, I'm very responsible," he says.

The Burnaby Teachers' Association is "encouraged" by NDP leader Adrian Dix's recent opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline. "When pipelines are expanded, health and environmental risks increase.

Burnaby's total infrastructure asset value sits at $3.9 billion and requires ongoing investment, according to a staff report.

The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness has surveyed local candidates, asking them what they would do to help the homeless. The task force will post the candidates' responses online by Friday, April 26. Visit the site at www.burnabyhome lesstaskforce.

The B.C. Conservatives have announced another candidate for Burnaby. Christine Clarke, former president of the B.C. Conservatives, will be running in the Burnaby-Lougheed riding.

As theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss once put, we are all made of stardust. As poetic as that sounds, it's scientifically based on the fact that every atom in our bodies came from an exploded star.

Burnaby resident Sohen Gill is raising concerns about Chinese language on election signs in his neighbourhood. The North Burnaby resident would like to see the signs in Canada's two official languages.