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Local shop sees boost in wake of beef recall

Cioffi's Meat Market has seen an increase in wholesale beef sales in the last few weeks

Top 5 for weekend fun

It's the last weekend before Halloween, so you can expect lots of ghosts and goblins on the street this weekend.

Emails reveal Liberals rigging Burnaby Hospital review

Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan has lost faith in the consultation process for the expansion of Burnaby General Hospital after reviewing emails obtained by the B.C. NDP.

Email exchanges about Burnaby Hospital consultation was "politics at its most cynical and disreputable" - NDP MLA Kathy Corrigan

Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan has lost faith in the consultation process for the expansion of Burnaby General Hospital after reviewing emails obtained by the B.C. NDP.

New cafe to honour lost son

Joe's Table, a coffee shop with staff with differing abilities, is opening soon in Burnaby. The café at 5021 Kingsway is being launched by Peter and Stephanie Chung in honour of their son Joseph, who passed away on Sept. 27.

Refinery faces opposition

The union representing Chevron refinery workers is taking issue with an American company opposing Chevron's bid for prioritized access to oil coming down the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Burnaby Central has grand opening

Though it's been open for more than a year and already graduated its first class of students, Burnaby Central Secondary School got a red carpet grand opening ceremony Tuesday.

Nelson Avenue project application expands

A rezoning application from Concord Pacific for a multi-family highrise with a townhouse component at 6550 Nelson Ave. has expanded to include the property at 6350 Nelson Ave., as well.

Polly wants the summer back

Bird watching: Ed Robertson was out at Piper Spit in Burnaby on one of the last warm days in October bird watching with his 44-year-old parrot, Samantha.

Milestone blood donation in Burnaby

If there were an Olympics for blood donation, Sylviane Jones would be in the running for a gold medal this week. The quality assurance tester at Pacific Blue Cross is donating her 100th pint of blood on Oct.