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Burnaby MLA raises concerns over ambulance response

Burnaby MLA raises concerns over ambulance response

The Burnaby Fire Department continues to question changes to provincial ambulance response protocols after local firefighters had to watch a man deteriorate rapidly and go into cardiac arrest during the 21 minutes it took paramedics to arrive.
Burnaby schools will close if teachers walk next week

Burnaby schools will close if teachers walk next week

Burnaby parents have nine days to figure out how their kids will spend the school day when local public school teachers hit the picket lines for a one-day strike next Thursday.
Helping burn survivors move on

Helping burn survivors move on

Firefighters know all too well how burns can change someone’s life, so when a Burnaby firefighter was given the chance to help victims of these severe injuries, he jumped at it – and now he’s getting his whole family involved.
**UPDATED New details of Kinder Morgan pipeline route

**UPDATED New details of Kinder Morgan pipeline route

Details of Kinder Morgan’s latest preferred route for the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion are finally becoming clear.
Lougheed's oldest heritage home to be razed?

Lougheed's oldest heritage home to be razed?

One of Burnaby’s oldest heritage houses could soon be torn down.
Taggers target three Burnaby murals with graffiti

Taggers target three Burnaby murals with graffiti

So-called graffiti artists left their mark on three murals in one night – and they seem to be proud of it. Taggers wrote “3 Murals 1 Night” next to their spraypainted nicknames on one of the three murals, located near the Royal Oak SkyTrain station.
New Burnaby North bursary will honour the man he was

New Burnaby North bursary will honour the man he was

A local family wants their son to be remembered for the loyal, big-hearted young man he was – not for the disease that ended his life one year ago today. Mark Hague graduated from Burnaby North Secondary in 2009.
Burnaby Hospital wait lists longest in Lower Mainland

Burnaby Hospital wait lists longest in Lower Mainland

Burnaby is not the place you want to blow out your knee. Local residents looking to get their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) fixed wait an average of nine months – or more than four times – longer than the provincial average, according B.C.
Backyard fire sends four to hospital

Backyard fire sends four to hospital

A goodbye party held in the backyard of a south Burnaby home on Wednesday night took a turn for the worse when the camp fire guests were gathered around exploded. The incident happened around 10 p.m.
From Texas fire school to Burnaby

From Texas fire school to Burnaby

Into the fire: a special series