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It's one of the fastest-growing crimes in the city, and the Burnaby RCMP are hoping that people will be extra careful with their smartphones.

B.C. teachers and their employer are back at the bargaining table after the holidays, but the government's net-zero mandate seems to be the sticking point preventing any progress.

Burnaby and other Lower Mainland municipalities are paying more this year to dump garbage at waste transfer and disposal stations.

If there was a main 2011 civic affairs story in Burnaby, aside from November's election, it was the fast and furious pace of development in Metrotown and throughout the city's other town centres.

The fundraising efforts of the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation recently got a boost in the form of a $30,000 donation from the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada's Burnaby team. Work is already underway for the $5.

Imagine this: You spent years planning, saving and preparing. You have packed up your belongings, said goodbye to your friends, and brought your family to a new country to start a new life.

A former Burnaby school trustee wants Canada to have a standardized method of reporting hate crimes, and her efforts have made it all the way to the House of Commons.

While many people have already celebrated the start of 2012, there's another set of New Year's celebrations coming later this month. The Chinese New Year comes on Jan. 23 and this year is the Year of the Dragon.

Rainy day fun

Still haven't gotten your flu jab? There's another upcoming clinic at the Burnaby Health Unit. The clinic is set for Jan. 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. To book an appointment, call 604-918-7588.