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Hit it: Kaoru Nakakuma pounds glutinous rice into a paste - part of the process for making mochi, traditional Japanese rice cakes - at the Nikkei Centre's annual year end celebration.

A 46-year-old Burnaby resident is one of the 39 survivors of Sunday morning's tragic bus crash in Oregon which killed nine people. Hee Eun Kim, 46, of Burnaby, was on the list of survivors released by Oregon State Police on Monday.

Lower Mainland homeowners may see only a slight shift in their property values when they receive their assessment notices this week, but Burnaby single-family homeowners will likely see an increase.

The City of Burnaby has set aside $7 million to buy and develop land for the coming year. More than $2.

The year, like many, seemed to be a flurry of tragedies and, thankfully triumphs in the city. We take a brief look back at 2012 as we embark on a new year of headlines.

A man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breach of probation in connection with two sexual assaults that occurred last week along Kingsway. Early in the morning of Saturday, Dec.

The last Friday of 2012 was an eventful one for the Burnaby RCMP.

The 2012 B.C. Seniors Games brought in $547,193 in revenue, according to a report from the city's director of parks, recreation and cultural services, Dave Ellenwood.

Season of giving: Blaine Desjarlais collects donations for the Salvation Army on Sixth Street outside Tim Hortons. The charity called on Canadians to fill the kettles as it struggled to make its fundraising goal at the end of December.