Local News

Burnaby's Chevron refinery had a gasoline leak early last Thursday morning. Chevron spokesperson Ray Lord told the Burnaby NOW that it was a rare event and that the leaked gasoline was contained in the refinery's catchment basin.

Lyn Hainstock, manager of the Burnaby Farmers' Market, thought moving the market to the Burnaby Village Museum site last year seemed like a good idea.

St. George's is in the Lower Mainland AAA boys' basketball tournament, but that is not the end of the ongoing controversy between public and independent schools.

A local woman from a group of Burnaby parents that formed in opposition to the Burnaby school district's anti-homophobia policy plans on delivering more than 1,100 signatures to Premier Christy Clark on Thursday, in support of a statement on parental

The provincial government is approaching the 2012 budget with "fiscal discipline," according to Finance Minister Kevin Falcon, who is promising to balance the budget by 2013/14.

When George Clooney or Meryl Streep exit their limousines and smile for the cameras before Sunday's Oscar awards ceremony, they might just have a local woman to thank for their camera-ready looks.

Burnaby resident Adis (a.k.a. Ady) Golic has been sentenced to 60 days in prison and has been ordered to pay $40,000 to a retired couple he took money from while illegally selling shares. Golic's sentence was handed down on Friday, Feb.

Positive puddle attitude: While other folks are complaining about all the rain, three-year-old Payton Tomlinson enjoyed splashing around in puddles at Bonsor Park on Sunday.

Anti-Bruins graffiti targets Boston player Milan Lucic

A total of 20 netball players will be carrying the zone colours for Burnaby at the upcoming B.C. Winter Games in Vernon this weekend.