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Nine out of 10 Burnaby voters approved expansion for eight city parks - 27.98 more hectares in total - during Saturday's election. The community opinion questions were included in the ballots for Burnaby.

Burnaby Parents' Voice may have been defeated in the 2011 civic election, but spokesperson Gordon World is still happy with the results. "We were ecstatic," World said. "We were not a party three months ago.

They did it again. The Burnaby Citizens Association took all seats in the 2011 civic election; mayor, school board and council.

Despite a concerted effort by the City of Burnaby to engage voters, voter turnout dropped again in the 2011 municipal election. While the actual number of votes increased, so did the number of registered voters in Burnaby. In 2011, 23.

Two Burnaby RCMP watch commanders received Police Awards on Nov. 17 at Government House in Victoria. Both officers were commended for their work in Ridge Meadows, prior to their transfer to Burnaby. Staff Sgt.

Burnaby voters approved expansion for eight city parks - 27.98 more hectares in total - by 90.57 per cent during Saturday's election. The community opinion questions were included in the ballots for Burnaby.

North Burnaby volunteer Ken Ryan was honoured Nov. 7 with a Solicitor General Safety Crime and Prevention Award. Ryan began volunteering in 1995 with the Burnaby police and currently sits on the community policing advisory committee.

The City of Burnaby helped out Remembrance Day ceremonies with an in-kind grant of tents, chairs and a PA system for the services at the cenotaph at Confederation Park.

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In a Nov. 16 article, the Burnaby NOW originally misidentified Daud Ali (outgoing chairman at the Burnaby mosque) as a supporter of Parents' Voice, when it is Daud Ismail, (who has been one of the mosque's directors and is past president of the B.C.