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Much in the spirit of wearing his heart on his sleeve, an Elliot Lake, Ont. store manager has tattooed the logo from one of his favourite TV shows on his arm, in honour of Burnaby business owner Jeff Schwarz.

Burnaby's Brian Bonney has resigned from his CEO post with the Canadian Home Builders' Association, following the damning Dyble report investigating the misuse of government resources for partisan purposes.

A $4.98 million road upgrade is coming to Still Creek Avenue in Burnaby after city council approved the project at Monday night's meeting.

A local health program for seniors at Confederation Centre is facing an uncertain future, now that funding from Fraser Health is dwindling.

Burnaby drivers came in second only to Surrey last month during a push to ticket distracted drivers in the Lower Mainland. "February was dedicated to spending a little bit more time, when possible, doing distracted driving," said Sgt.

Economist Robyn Allan is speaking in Burnaby this month about the economics behind major pipeline proposals, including Kinder Morgan's plan to twin the Trans Mountain line that runs through the city.

Burnaby's St. Thomas More Collegiate is hosting a memorial for the late Charles Slattery in April. Slattery, who was STM's principal from 1972 to 1978, passed away on Feb. 27 in a Newfoundland nursing home.

After 26 years since its last one, Burnaby is set to host a Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting again in 2015. It will see just under a few hundred delegates from across the country in the city for a few days.

The nights in Burnaby are about to get a bit brighter. City council decided to purchase a 6metre tall (20 foot) neon sign for $2,000 at Monday night's meeting, which is considered a heritage asset by a staff report.