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We predict you'll see the name Steven Moretto in the previously-mentioned "hometown hero of the year" slot in some future year-end roundup because based on his headline-making performances to date, Moretto has a bright future ahead.

Social media #whiz: We can't talk about the highlights of 2012 without acknowledging the continued growth, necessity and influence of social media.

Can it really be that time again? As the clock ticks down to Dec. 31, we can't help but look back over all that's happened in 2012.

It's one of the enduring pleasures for community news organizations like the NOW that good news often gets as much play in our pages as the bad.

In the long history of underwhelming political apologies, Burnaby MLA Harry Bloy's "error in judgment" earlier this year certainly ranks among them. As in so many political scandals of late, this one involves an email.

Bungled politicking, anonymous insiders and money (at least the hypothetical future-funding kind).

Kudos to Marvin Rosenau, a well-known fish biologist and conservationist who was recently awarded the 2012 Haig-Brown Conservation award from the Totem Flyfishers.

Don't trash that Christmas tree just yet. The City of Burnaby is collecting used trees in the coming weeks. Residents who live north of Highway 1 can leave trees outside on Monday, Jan.

It's the last weekend of 2012, so if there's something you needed or wanted to accomplish before 2013, you're running out of time.