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Fire department worried about tank farm expansion

Fire department worried about tank farm expansion

Deputy fire chief paints grim worst-case scenario if tank farm were to catch fire
Lockout threatens Burnaby school's centenary concert

Lockout threatens Burnaby school's centenary concert

Burnaby music teacher Lucas Teodoro da Silva wasn’t sure Sunday if he could go on with his show this week after the surprise announcement of the teacher lockouts. Lockouts were the response of the B.C. Public School Employers Association to the B.C.
City of Burnaby takes issue with curbside pillars

City of Burnaby takes issue with curbside pillars

A South Burnaby homeowner claims the city is coming down on her over some previously approved landscaping on her property, but the city argues that the homeowner is encroaching on public property.
Debate 'passionate' before SFU faculty decide to unionize

Debate 'passionate' before SFU faculty decide to unionize

Professors at Simon Fraser University are boning up on their contract negotiation skills as they prepare to hammer out their first-ever collective agreement with the university.
Q&A with Darlene Gering

Q&A with Darlene Gering

Since stepping down as the president and CEO of the Burnaby Board of Trade three years ago, has kept busy with projects and other groups across the Lower Mainland.
[UPDATED] Stewart running uncontested in Burnaby South

[UPDATED] Stewart running uncontested in Burnaby South

Kennedy Stewart is heading south. The New Democrat MP, whose Burnaby-Douglas riding was split in two when the federal boundaries were redrawn, will run uncontested in the new federal riding of Burnaby-South.
Dolphin Cinemas closing in North Burnaby

Dolphin Cinemas closing in North Burnaby

After more than 50 years of showing films in north Burnaby, Dolphin Cinemas is taking the reels off the projector for good. The historic theatre, located at 4555 Hastings St.
[UPDATE] Burnaby bedbugs drama leads to evictions

[UPDATE] Burnaby bedbugs drama leads to evictions

Tenants fighting evictions notices at north Burnaby apartment
Burnaby school district helps transform neighbourhood

Burnaby school district helps transform neighbourhood

The Burnaby school district got kudos last week for its part in helping to transform the neighbourhood around a local elementary school.
Search for suspects turn up empty

Search for suspects turn up empty

Mounties spent a better part of last Friday night searching North Burnaby for three suspects who forced their way into a home on Oxford Street. According to Burnaby Staff Sgt. Maj.