Local News

Canadian Blood Services was at Metropolis at Metrotown recently, asking people to sign up as potential stem cell donors.

This issue, for our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend, we have some Friday night fun for youth, the farmer's market and a nature walk in the park. 1 Check out Rick Hansen's 25th Anniversary Relay on Friday, May 18, from 4 to 5: 30 p.

There are infinite sources of stress in our days: the competing demands of home, work or school; conflicts with others; illness, injury and addiction; financial stress and debt; suffering from the past, worries about the future; mean bosses, bullies

There's been another snakehead sighting at Burnaby's Central Park pond, confirming the presence of the so-called "frankenfish." Burnaby resident Bruce Causier shot video of the aggressive invasive species on Thursday, May 17.

An unconfirmed snakehead sighting at Burnaby's Central Park pond is causing concern with parkgoers, city officials and the provincial government.

Mayor Derek Corrigan received $144,569 in wages, benefits and travel allowance last year, down from the more than $145,000 he received in 2010. The information comes from the city's 2011 remuneration and expense report.

The Burnaby NOW took home a pair of awards from the recent Canadian Community Newspaper Awards ceremony in Toronto.

A young Burnaby actor is taking centre stage in a new musical production at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre. Frankie Cena is starring as Gabriel Goodman in the Theatrix Youtheatre production of Next to Normal, onstage May 16 to 19.

While there were fewer people at the City of Burnaby making more than $100,000 in total last year, the amount of those making $150,000 or more went up from nine to 15.

An animal rescue group saved a cat and her litter of kittens from a construction site at Burnaby's Metropolis at Metrotown last weekend.