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Michel Pouliot will take over from Jeane Fike in March

The ball is about to drop, streamers will be everywhere, and TransLink will be running later schedules for New Year’s Eve festivities in Burnaby. TransLink also won’t be parting from tradition, as all transit services are free after 5 p.m. on Dec.

Annual bird count shows numbers increasing since 2008

Firefighters continue to comb through evidence days after a fire caused major smoke damage to a seniors’ home in Burnaby on Christmas morning.

Readers choose pipeline as top story for 2013

Will the real Dr. Shin please stand up?

The story with the most legs – literally

New Year’s Eve is fast approaching – and, for those of us in the newsroom, what better time to pause, reflect and remember all that’s happened in Burnaby in 2013.

A well-known figure from one of Burnaby’s pioneer families passed away recently. William Alastair Moore, more commonly known as “Dinty,” died on Dec. 16 at age 92.

After having issues with their rental home in Burnaby, a mother and daughter have now found themselves homeless before the holidays.