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Opinion: Burnaby blockades, tree camp show smart change in anti-Trans Mountain strategy

Opinion: Burnaby blockades, tree camp show smart change in anti-Trans Mountain strategy

On Friday, there was another blockade of a Burnaby rail line to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Today (Saturday) a new treehouse has been unveiled in Burnaby to stand “in the path” of TMX.
Letter: Accessible parking is not a 'perk' - I need it so don't take our spots

Letter: Accessible parking is not a 'perk' - I need it so don't take our spots

Editor: I am a Burnaby citizen with a disability (wheelchair user). I would like to bring attention to Accessible Parking Awareness Month and International Day of Persons with a Disability (PWDs) on December 3.
Letter: Burnaby never warned me I'd owe tens of thousands of dollars

Letter: Burnaby never warned me I'd owe tens of thousands of dollars

Editor: Re:Opinion: He called a $33,000 sewer fee ‘unethical’.
Food giant Tractor launches Burnaby meal subscription service

Food giant Tractor launches Burnaby meal subscription service

Households in Burnaby will soon have a new way to enjoy chef-prepared meals and seasonal fare from Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods as the West Coast brand launches its signature Tractor At Home subscription service on Monday, Nov. 30.
Les Leyne: Horgan's to-do list: From free bus rides for kids to (maybe) ICBC rebates

Les Leyne: Horgan's to-do list: From free bus rides for kids to (maybe) ICBC rebates

New museums and community centres. Free bus rides province-wide for children 12 and under, tax-free electric bikes and a pandemic rebate on vehicle insurance ­premiums (if ICBC can afford it).
Burnaby chicken wars heat up with 24-hour Metrotown eatery

Burnaby chicken wars heat up with 24-hour Metrotown eatery

I never actually stop craving fried chicken. My body is in an eternal craving mode for crispy, juicy chicken thighs and drumsticks that aren’t greasy.
Opinion: My old Burnaby school is getting hammered by COVID-19

Opinion: My old Burnaby school is getting hammered by COVID-19

If you haven’t seen the web page that lists COVID-19 cases at schools in the Fraser Health region , it’s pretty sobering stuff.
Letter: 'Gobsmacked' Burnaby dinged me $30,000, then charged me interest

Letter: 'Gobsmacked' Burnaby dinged me $30,000, then charged me interest

Editor: Re: Sewer extension fees from the City of Burnaby I am a homeowner on Capitol Hill in Burnaby and have been for decades.
Letter: Burnaby has no justification for 'excessive' $35,000 sewer fee

Letter: Burnaby has no justification for 'excessive' $35,000 sewer fee

Editor: RE: He called a $33,000 sewer fee ‘unethical’. Burnaby appears to be caving, but should it? NOW blogs Clearly it's all in your choice of words. What you call complaints, I call holding the City of Burnaby accountable for its decisions.
Opinion: People in Burnaby just using masks as ‘chin accessories’

Opinion: People in Burnaby just using masks as ‘chin accessories’

So things are getting real now with new COVID-19 mandates from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. This includes an escalation in the type of locations people must wear a mask while indoors.