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The children of Capitol Hill elementary

The children of Capitol Hill elementary

This school year, Capitol Hill Elementary has 312 students - which is about how many people lived in all of Burnaby when the very first school was built in this city in 1894.

Food swap coming up May 1

Bring homemade and homegrown goods to take part in second swap

Burnaby hero honoured

Remigiusz Janus was a firefighter in Poland before he came to Canada and that training came in handy on April 16. Janus, who lives in a fourth-floor apartment at 5560 Inman Ave.

Whooping cough is still active

Health authorities encourage people to get vaccinated

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Gaming money helps pay for festivals, projects

The City of Burnaby spent $6.9 million from its gaming fund on city projects in 2011. A report from Burnaby's director of finance, Denise Jorgenson, shows that money was divided into $5.

Nine city students take part in RCMP academy

Nine Burnaby students are among the 50 who attended an eight-day intensive youth academy program at Stillwood Camp near Cultus Lake between April 3 and 11. The program, which has run since 1995, introduces young people to the world of police work.

Local festivals get a boost

It will be a festive spring and summer in Burnaby, thanks in part to five City of Burnaby festival grants. Council approved the grants at the April 2 council meeting.

Then & now - a special series explores Burnaby's history through photographs

The more things change, the more they stay the same - when it comes right down to it, history is full of people not so very different from those who are alive today.

Pot prohibition supports "Al Capone-like figures," Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan put his name on the dotted line Thursday, calling for marijuana to be taxed and regulated, along with seven other B.C. mayors. The open letter to Premier Christy Clark; Adrian Dix, leader of the B.C.