Local News

A new mural going ahead in the Kingsway Imperial Neighbourhood will be part of the world's largest mural project, according to a city report.

On May 24, about 50 years of volunteer work will be recognized. This year's Kushiro Cup for 2012 Outstanding Citizen of the Year is going to 79-year-old Lou Beaubien for being a "tireless volunteer and enthusiast," according to a city report.

Vancouver's Steamworks is opening a large brewery this summer

A new pathway that will connect Chaffey Avenue and Halley Avenue in Burnaby is going through, despite former concerns of tenants being forced out.

The City of Burnaby is hosting an open house about its Sixth Street Community Plan at Edmonds Community School tonight. A draft of the plan includes the areas from Edmonds Street to Tenth Avenue and Canada Way to Sixth Street.

Suncor is cleaning up a spill at its Port Moody plant, on the Burnaby border, where a small amount of material has seeped into the Burrard Inlet. Suncor spokesperson Sneh Seetal said the spill was discovered at about 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.

"Disgrace," "sham," and "appalling" were some of the words used by Burnaby city council to describe the Royal Bank of Canada's use of temporary foreign workers to replace 45 jobs for Canadian workers.

Burnaby council approved a $1.2-million capital reserves bylaw to finance a re-roofing project for the Eileen Dailly pool and fitness centre at its April 8 meeting.