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Council seeks answers about Burnaby train derailment

Council seeks answers about Burnaby train derailment

As Burnaby council officially opposed a coal expansion at Fraser Surrey Docks on Monday night, it also expressed alarm about the coal train spill over the weekend. City council directed staff to come back with a report detailing what happened on Jan.
Formal apology input invited in Burnaby

Formal apology input invited in Burnaby

Province to host one of seven public forums for Chinese community apology in Burnaby next week
[UPDATED] Sensitive habitat coated in coal dust

[UPDATED] Sensitive habitat coated in coal dust

Saturday's train derailment left coal chunks and dust in Burnaby's Silver Creek
Beavers behind Burnaby coal train derailment

Beavers behind Burnaby coal train derailment

Beavers are to blame for the coal train derailment in Burnaby on Saturday, according to the Canadian National Railway.
Keep transit funded: SFU expert

Keep transit funded: SFU expert

At the transit town hall meeting in New Westminster last Thursday, one message was clear - no is not an option for the upcoming transit referendum. According to the guest speaker at the Jan.
UPDATE: Three coal cars derailed and overturned in Burnaby

UPDATE: Three coal cars derailed and overturned in Burnaby

Fire, police and CN crews were on the scene of a rain derailment at Government Street and Brighton Avenue in Burnaby Saturday afternoon, where three coal cars overturned spilling their contents into a nearby creek.
Mayor calls FVRD hypocritical over Burnaby incinerator attack

Mayor calls FVRD hypocritical over Burnaby incinerator attack

Once again, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan is defending the value of the waste-to-energy facility in his city, in light of the recent attack on it by the Fraser Valley Regional District .
UPDATED: Former Burnaby councillor passes away

UPDATED: Former Burnaby councillor passes away

Former city councillor and longtime Burnaby resident Doug Evans passed away Thursday, Jan. 9. He was 84.
Have bus loops run their course?

Have bus loops run their course?

With more density and land values rising, TransLink looks at other options in Burnaby and beyond
Slow down – ‘we live here’

Slow down – ‘we live here’

Burnaby resident wants to make his Brentlawn Drive neighbourhood safer with improved traffic calming measures