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NDP fundraiser

Burnaby-Lougheed candidate Jane Shin held a fundraiser at Vancouver's Floata Seafood Restaurant on Tuesday, April 17, and MP Olivia Chow, widow of the late Jack Layton, was an honoured guest. A man who goes by "Homeless Dave" also attended.

Checking the air out there

Metro Vancouver introduced the newest tool in its fight against air pollution today, the brand new $282,000 Mobile Air Monitoring Unit, or MAMU.

Burnaby approves balanced budget

Burnaby school district prepares for future inflation costs

Squeezing the politicos

Politicians of all stripes gathered at the Burnaby Firefighters Club on Monday night to address the time and money squeeze younger generations are facing in B.C.

Burnaby middle school students report on their life experience

What do middle school students think of their lives, and how can their experiences at school be improved? These questions are part of the 2012 Burnaby Middle Years Development Instrument, a research survey conducted last year in the Burnaby school di

City left with $1.8 million surplus from 2012

At Monday night's meeting, Burnaby council took a look at its books for 2012 and found a big chunk of change leftover.

Get up close and personal with candidates in Burnaby

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 Burnaby North riding There will be an all-candidates meeting at the Gilmore Community School gym in North Burnaby. The doors open at 6: 30 p.m., and the meeting runs from 7 to 8: 30 p.m.

SFU guilty of bad faith bargaining

The B.C. Labour Relations Board on Monday rejected a bid by Simon Fraser University to overturn a ruling that the university is bargaining in bad faith with its 1,000 CUPE Local 3338 employees.

Burnaby boasts surplus

City reviews its 2012 financial report

NDP leader takes issue with Kinder Morgan expansion

NDP leader Adrian Dix has come out opposing Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion proposal. In a statement released Monday, for Earth Day, Dix said he would not let Vancouver become a major oil exporting port.