Local News

Ever since the first memorial bench was installed in a Burnaby park in 1992 - Burnaby's centennial year - the tradition of honouring loved ones with a special place to sit has been popular among local families.

The City of Burnaby is warning residents about aggressive coyotes near the CG Brown Memorial Pool and down to the lower central valley.

The Burnaby RCMP is asking the public for help in locating 78-year-old Burnaby man, Stanley Polsom. Polsom was last seen at the Sapperton SkyTrain Station in New Westminster on May 19. He was reported missing to police on May 21.

A New Westminster man who stole an iPad from a woman in a wheelchair last May has lost his appeal of his 12-month jail sentence. David Clayton Thomas Ned, 33, was sentenced in B.C.

Local violin prodigy Jonathan Chan, 22, is coming home from his studies in London, England next month to perform in two special benefit concerts.

A baby goose is recovering today with a broken leg after it was attacked by a group of children Monday at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby.

The City of Burnaby is warning residents about aggressive coyotes near the CG Brown Memorial Pool and down to the lower central valley.

The Burnaby NOW ran some incorrect information in a story titled Nailbiters in Burnaby race, in the May 15 provincial election edition. The story states that Liberal MLA Richard Lee beat New Democrat Mondee Redman in the 2009 election by 825 votes.

Two local nurses were recognized for their professional achievements at the recent Nursing Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia.

Newly elected MLA Jane Shin is still missing in action, leaving Liberals and members of the Korean community with many unanswered questions about her credentials.