Local News

The Burnaby Board of Trade is calling on its members to assist those who lost everything in the devastating Smith Avenue fire on Feb. 17.

Flowers and condolences are piling up at the doorstep of Paul's Restaurant on Hastings Street in Burnaby, after the owners' daughter was found deceased in a water tank atop of a hotel in Los Angeles last week.

Burnaby Board of Trade members are invited to a mixer at Mount Seymour Resorts. The event takes place on March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m., according to the board's website. It is free for members. To register, call 604-4120100, email ricky@bbot.

The two community shuttle routes in the Heights are not changing, according to a press release from TransLink, though shuttle service in the area will only run every hour during off-peak hours.

Hats Off Day may seem far off in the distant future but planning for the annual parade is already taking place. The Heights Merchants Association wants to remind people interested in taking part that parade applications are due on March 1.

The controversial practice of shale gas fracking is no longer welcome within the boundaries of Burnaby, despite the city being nowhere near Northern B.C.'s wells. On Feb.

A three-car accident on Saturday night has resulted in six people going to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred just after 10 p.m.

A special visitor captivated some Burnaby elementary school students recently. Const.

Twelve acts and three stages to look forward to at this year's Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival