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Works yard plan progresses

Construction on the Still Creek works yard and recycling depot can begin now that council has approved funding for the project. At a council meeting in early May, Burnaby council approved plans to finance the project with $31.

Hunt for snakehead fish on in Burnaby park

Staff from the provincial forestry and environment ministries are at Burnaby's Central Park today, searching for the snakehead fish reportedly spotted in one of the park's ponds.

Almost $1 million in contract for bus shelters

City council gave OK for 60 new shelters in the City of Burnaby

Longtime pub closes up

Pub manager says they had 'the best customers' at longtime city institution

Burnaby RCMP member charged with December 2011 Langley assault

A Burnaby RCMP officer with 16 years of police experience has been charged with assault in connection with an off-duty incident that occurred in a Langley shopping mall parking lot on Dec. 31, 2011. Const.

Charges upset grieving mom

A mom of a Burnaby man who was killed last fall, after he was struck by a pickup while walking along Lougheed Highway, is upset the driver involved is only facing impaired charges. "No mention of my son. Nothing," said Sue Simmons of Nelson.

Task force backs housing plan

The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness is backing a proposal to turn a local motel into a social housing project.

Notes from city hall

REPAIRS OK'D AT LOCAL RESTAURANT The Hart House Restaurant, located in Avalon, the Frederick and Alice Hart residence at Deer Lake Park, will have part of its exterior replaced.

Health benefits of lemon juice

If you love the tangy taste of fresh lemon in your water, that may be reason enough to squeeze in a few drops every time your pour a glass.

More fish sightings at Burnaby city park

Another resident gets footage of aggressive, invasive fish in pond