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RETIREMENTS UP AT CITY HALL The City of Burnaby lost 32 city staffers to retirement in 2011, according to reports from the city's director of human resources, Kim Munro.

B.C. dad raising money for Down syndrome research by walking 167 kilometres over two days starting Tuesday morning

She may be about as far from the West Coast as one can get without hitting the Atlantic Ocean, but Jennifer Wong still considers Burnaby her home.

The Burnaby school district is getting an extra financial boost from the provincial government to help pay for programs for needy kids. "We're certainly pleased there has been funds allocated to us," said Larry Hayes, board of education chair.

The Fraser Health Authority has rolled out a laundry-list of changes at Burnaby Hospital in an effort to tackle the ongoing C. difficile infections at the site.

More questions and criticisms are surfacing about the Conservative government's apparent move to rewrite the Fisheries Act.

MP's bill would make labels mandatory for products with toxins

The widow of a man who was killed when a Burnaby Mountie ran a red light and collided with another vehicle has been awarded more than $300,000 in damages.

Two city council candidates in the 2011 municipal election will be paying for their tardiness. Incumbent councillor Jaimie McEvoy and first-time candidate Harp Sihota failed to file their financial disclosures by the March 19 deadline.

Clearing kick: Burnaby Girls Canadians Sandy Young, in red, clears the ball in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Aldergrove Adrenaline in Metro Women's Selects knockout playoff match at Cariboo Oval last Sunday. Larry Wright/BURNABY NOW