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Burnaby resident hits $3.2 million jackpot

Burnaby resident hits $3.2 million jackpot

Burnaby resident Anne Ip won $3.2 million from a Lotto 6/49 ticket bought at Lougheed Town Centre. According to a press release from the B.C. Lottery Corporation, Ip had a giant smile on her face after she collected the $3.
Building community

Building community

Building community: Roya Nari and Zofia Faryad mug for the camera at the South Burnaby Neighbour-hood House street party on Aug. 8.

Burnaby apartment fire leaves two injured

Police officer, resident taken to hospital for signs of smoke inhalation

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What's happening in the city this weekend?

We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. Here's our Top 5 list for Aug. 23 to 25. 1 Get stargazing Friday night at Simon Fraser University, which is hosting its free event, Starry Nights.

Less is more when creating perfect sauce

Have you ever experienced an incredible meal at a fine dining establishment that included an intensely flavoured accompanying sauce? Chances are you have.

Wire theft cuts phone service to businesses

About 600 customers in an industrial area of Burnaby went without their landline phone service starting at 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Thieves cut and stole a copper wire from Telus' Cypress central office in the early morning hours of Aug.

Pool gets defibrillator

Things just got a whole lot safer at Central Park's outdoor pool. This month, the Heart and Stroke Foundation donated an automated external defibrillator to Central Park's outdoor pool as part of the B.C. Public Access to Defibrillation Program.
Aaand they're off!

Aaand they're off!

There's the old adage, "cool as a cucumber," but Burnaby Farmers' Market might have coined a new one, "zip like a zucchini," this past weekend.
Longtime Burnaby engineer retires

Longtime Burnaby engineer retires

After 26 years serving the Burnaby public, the city's deputy engineer is checking into retirement. Barry Davis was born and raised in the small farming town, Prince Albert, Sask.