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Burnaby does not want to see more petroleum exports coming through its water, and has a thing or two to say about utilizing the marine and land area surrounding the city's ports.

Canadian Council for Refugees hosts national conference in Burnaby

It may not be a road, but it's the first bike path to make B.C. Automobile Association's annual Worst Roads survey. B.C. Parkway took second place on the top-10 list this year.

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As temperatures rise this summer, so will the risk of young children falling from balconies or open windows. Last year, at least 29 children in B.C.

The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness is teaming up with a local business to help people sleeping on the streets. On June 21, Burnaby's Quilts Etc.

Students from Stride Avenue and Maywood community schools were recently treated to free dental care, courtesy of Vancouver Community College. On May 22, the Burnaby students travelled to the college's Vancouver campus for the annual event.

The proposed Sixth Street Community Plan got thumbs up from residents and businesses, and on Monday night Burnaby council endorsed it.

The NOW sat down with Burnaby's Mae Burrows to chat about her decades of environmental work. Burrows founded the Labour Environmental Alliance Society (now known as Toxic Free Canada) and campaigned to eradicate harmful chemicals from the workplace.