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'Random' vandalism hits 80 vehicles in North Surrey on Valentine's Day

When Patrick Stephen's friend asked for money to help pay for cancer treatment, he didn't think twice.

One of the last grand old buildings in Metrotown could be part of the modern Silver development. "It's a critical piece, a touchstone to the past," Burnaby heritage planner Jim Wolf said, in reference to the Mowat residence. "It made a lot of sense.

The spokesperson for Burnaby's Chevron refinery is taking issue with recent statements from the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers' Union of Canada regarding speculation that the refinery could be in peril from rising Asian demand for oil.

A group of parents at Taylor Park Elementary School in Burnaby have banded together in the hopes of creating a new out-of-school care program so that future parents won't be facing the same challenges they're now dealing with.

The Burnaby-based Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is calling on people to clean their birdfeeders following a suspected salmonella outbreak that could be killing large numbers of pine siskins around the Lower Mainland.

Parents organize protest to highlight problems with CLBC

Burnaby council approved funding for this year's city appreciation dinner, to be held on Friday, May 4 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The dinner is estimated to cost $30,000.

Moscrop Secondary student Chloe Hoy had a surprise visit from a celebrity heartthrob on last Thursday.