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Students at Marlborough Elementary are taking the lead on a campaign to build a well in east Africa. The students, with a bit of teacher guidance, organized a Walk for Water recently.

Traffic problems near Kitchener Elementary School on Gilmore Avenue have led the city to approve new stop signs in the area.

A new daycare is holding an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 17. Blue Bells Family Childcare, at 3875 Napier St., runs six days a week and is licensed from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The centre can take seven children, from one to five years of age.

Financial reserves will be eaten up if donations fall short of goal by Christmas Day

South Burnaby international Christine Sinclair was named the Canadian female soccer player of the year for an unprecedented seventh straight time today.

It's a list no city wants to top. Maclean's magazine released the list on Thursday ranking the country's most dangerous cities and while Prince George earned the number-1 ranking, Burnaby placed 26th.

Burnaby council has approved funding to Jubilee Cycle for its mural through the city's mural grant program. The shop at 4816 Imperial St. applied for a grant through the Kingsway Imperial Neighbourhood Association in October.

Four festivals in Burnaby are getting a boost from the city coffers. City council approved grants for the small scale events at Monday night's council meeting.

Burnaby teachers are hoping to garner public support by holding "mark-ins" in the midst of a labour dispute with the provincial government. On Dec. 2, about 50 teachers showed up in the food court at Brentwood Town Centre.

While Christmas is usually a magical time for children, too often it can mean loneliness for seniors. "So many people do forget about them at Christmas," says Marilyn Gardner from Amica at Rideau Manor, a Burnaby retirement home.