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The Burnaby Teachers' Association is "encouraged" by NDP leader Adrian Dix's recent opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline. "When pipelines are expanded, health and environmental risks increase.

Burnaby's total infrastructure asset value sits at $3.9 billion and requires ongoing investment, according to a staff report.

The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness has surveyed local candidates, asking them what they would do to help the homeless. The task force will post the candidates' responses online by Friday, April 26. Visit the site at www.burnabyhome lesstaskforce.

The B.C. Conservatives have announced another candidate for Burnaby. Christine Clarke, former president of the B.C. Conservatives, will be running in the Burnaby-Lougheed riding.

As theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss once put, we are all made of stardust. As poetic as that sounds, it's scientifically based on the fact that every atom in our bodies came from an exploded star.

Burnaby resident Sohen Gill is raising concerns about Chinese language on election signs in his neighbourhood. The North Burnaby resident would like to see the signs in Canada's two official languages.

Alice In Chains will play Fox Fest at Deer Lake Park this summer. The July 1 concert will also feature guests Monster Truck, plus a third band that has yet to be announced. This will be the second concert in the Deer Lake series this summer.

It's been three years since the ongoing oil leak at Burnaby's Chevron refinery was first discovered, and the company is expecting it to last many more.

Three candidates discuss education, balancing the budget and transit funding among other issues

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