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Big boys with their toys

Toy time: Staff and contractors at the Burnaby Chevron refinery celebrated the holidays with their second annual lunch and toy drive in support of the Burnaby Christmas Bureau.

Burnaby abduction attempt fails

A woman thwarted an attempted abduction last night by pepper-spraying her assailants, according to Corp. Dave Reid, media spokesperson for the Burnaby RCMP.

Green party activist calls for new hospital, care facility

Amidst the debacle over the botched Burnaby Hospital consultations, local Green party activist Bruce Friesen is calling for a new hospital and a seniors' care facility for Burnaby.

Kevin Kaardal is new superintendent at the helm in Burnaby school district

The Burnaby school district has a new superintendent at the helm: Kevin Kaardal. "Our search process has shown that Kevin is the right person to provide the strong educational leadership that we have come to expect in our district.

George Derby layoffs rescinded

Workers at George Derby Centre, the veterans' residential care facility in Burnaby, have had their layoff notices rescinded after the George Derby Care Society board of directors decided to abandon plans to contract out health support services.

Burnaby author gives proceeds of first novel to World Vision campaign

When Burnaby author Suzanne de Montigny was on holiday last year and realized she couldn't read the tourist signs, she thought it was just a side effect of the laser surgery she'd had nine years before.

Merry Christmas, Lucy

Horsing around: The Burnaby Horseman's Association recently celebrated its annual Christmas open house. Here, Raeann Johnston stands with her horse Lucy.

Top 5 things to do

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun and that means everybody's starting to get into the festive mood in Burnaby.

Literary society hosts award-winning author

Children's literature isn't just for children anymore. Check out the latest work by Delta author Alison Acheson who will be the special guest of the Burnaby Writers' Society's next Spoken INK event on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7: 30 p.m.

'Pin' your wishes

Creating a Christmas wish board could get you a $1,000 Metropolis at Metrotown shopping spree. The shopping centre is asking people to create a Christmas wishlist board on Pinterest for a chance to win prizes, including the shopping spree.