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Local tree advocate worries slow process leading to clear cutting

Local tree advocate worries slow process leading to clear cutting

By January, Burnaby’s tree bylaw will have a bigger bark, but the two years it took to get to this point is worrying a local tree enthusiast.
RCMP investigate indecent act in Willingdon apartment

RCMP investigate indecent act in Willingdon apartment

Two women had quite the fright last Thursday evening when a man entered their ground floor apartment and began touching himself. At about 9:30 p.m. on Nov.
Metrotown gets a visit from Rudy the Red Nose Reindeer

Metrotown gets a visit from Rudy the Red Nose Reindeer

Christmas is more than a month away but organizers of the longstanding Operation Red Nose want to get the word out early about planning for a safe ride home this holiday season.
B.C. Hydro customer charged up over appliance damage

B.C. Hydro customer charged up over appliance damage

The lights go out, and when they come back on the radio won't stop playing, the dishwasher lights are blinking madly and the computer no longer works.
Sea of flags honours Burnaby veterans

Sea of flags honours Burnaby veterans

Social studies students from Cariboo Hill Secondary spent Wednesday and Thursday planting Canadian flags on the lawn at George Derby Centre. “It has been so positive, people are stunned.
Burnaby mayor’s Wikipedia page hit by online troll

Burnaby mayor’s Wikipedia page hit by online troll

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan’s Wikipedia page has gone to the dogs.
Burnaby Hospital nurse wants better access to maggot therapy

Burnaby Hospital nurse wants better access to maggot therapy

Two private companies are working together to make Medical Maggots a commercial product
Clark making pipeline deals 'on the fly': MP

Clark making pipeline deals 'on the fly': MP

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart thinks premier Christy Clark is making deals “on the fly,” when it comes to heavy oil projects in B.C.
What you need to know for Remembrance Day

What you need to know for Remembrance Day

Poppies are on lapels as Remembrance Day ceremonies in Burnaby are around the corner. The Edmonds Community Centre is hosting the first Remembrance Day service on Nov. 9.
[UPDATED] Burnaby's George McLean recounts Battle of Normandy

[UPDATED] Burnaby's George McLean recounts Battle of Normandy

Sitting up against rocks and boulders, wounded men were slowly losing their lives, their bodies stained red from blood.