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Burnaby MP calls for public hearings on pipeline

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart wants the National Energy Board to hold public hearings on Kinder Morgan's commercial tolling application in connection to a major pipeline expansion plan.

Raising funds

Five Burnaby RCMP officers will be riding in the Cops for Cancer bike ride later this year. Cpl. Michel Ling, Const. Sebastien Simard, Sgt. Stephane Brossard, Const. Iain Thomson and Const.

Florence and the Machine ethereal on stage in Burnaby

Grace the stage: British singer Florence Welch, front woman for Florence and the Machine, glows in the stage lights at Deer Lake Park last weekend. The concert was opened by New York-based band The Watchmen.

City fest ready for the fans

Ticket sales for the upcoming Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival are humming along though not at the same rate they were time last year, say festival organizers.

Burnaby firefighters save 22-month-old locked in room

A team of Burnaby firefighters based in the Edmonds hall are at the top of Sophie Liang's Christmas card list. Earlier this week, a team of Burnaby firefighters was called to Liang's second floor residence.

Funding OK'd

The City of Burnaby is continuing its multi-year campaign to upgrade the aging mechanical systems at Deer Lake Centre. Burnaby council approved $700,000 in funding for the upgrades at the July 16 council meeting.

'Drive-through' robbery

Thieves drive stolen pick-up into mall, smashing through doors and into jewelry store
Edmonds City Fair in Burnaby attracts thousands despite rain

Edmonds City Fair in Burnaby attracts thousands despite rain

First nation disappointed with B.C.'s pipeline plan

A First Nation with traditional territory in Burnaby is disappointed with the provincial government's plan to handle new oil pipelines in B.C.

Burnaby RCMP investigating jewelry store robbery at Lougheed Town Centre

The Burnaby RCMP's strike force unit is investigating a July 20 jewelry store robbery in which a stolen pick-up truck was used to bust through the doors at Lougheed Town Centre. According to Cpl.