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Volunteer remembered

Cicely Mary Brown would greet fellow volunteers with a kind word and a plate of cookies, according to Burnaby Village Museum conservator Elisabeth Czerwinski.

Crown approves Stanley Cup riot charges against two Burnaby youths

As Vancouver police unveiled their latest initiative, transit shelter posters asking for the public's help in identifying potential rioters from last June's Stanley Cup riot, they also announced that Crown counsel has approved 18 more charges against

Striking teachers rally at Burnaby North Secondary

B.C. Teachers' Federation president Susan Lambert spoke to a group of striking teachers' and their supporters today at Burnaby North Secondary in the midst of an ongoing labour dispute with the provincial government.

RCMP releases distracted driving blitz results for Lower Mainland, including Burnaby

February was not a good month for Lower Mainland drivers who still insist on using handheld devices while driving.

Learn your Heights history in Burnaby

Did you know that the Heights was supposed to be Burnaby's toniest neighbourhood? Charles J. Peter, who managed the G.F. and J. Galt Company, had Overlynn Manor built in 1909 to attract other successful people to the neighbourhood.

Vancouver police announce arrest in 2011 death of Burnaby SFU professor

The Vancouver Police Department announced Monday morning the arrest of 25-year-old Matthew Scott, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the 2011 death of Melanie Alexis O'Neill, a Simon Fraser University professor. On July 26, 2011, around 10 p.

Former Burnaby basketball star gets four years added to jail sentence

A former Burnaby gun store owner and Burnaby South basketball star who pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 100 illegal firearms has been sentenced to an additional four years in prison.

Burnaby sports matriarch passes away

Donna Chavarria, wife of Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame builder Ossie Chavarria and mother of recent Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame inductee David Chavarria, passed away on Feb. 29.

Burnaby school support workers reach contract deal

What was once tentative is now a done deal. Burnaby's unionized school support workers have finalized an agreement with the B.C. Public School Employees Association - and they did it under the government's net-zero mandate.

Kirmac's Burnaby locations provide on-the-job training to fill skills gap

In an attempt to address a widening skills gap in its industry, Kirmac Collision Services has introduced a new on-the-job training program.