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Drivers are making insane U-turns since Burnaby blocked their route

Drivers are making insane U-turns since Burnaby blocked their route

As I walked briskly down Mayberry Street on Friday, I heard a horn honk. I broke into a jog – which in my current physical condition isn’t the best idea – but I had a feeling I knew what the honking was about.
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Letter: Burnaby park's path needs separation or someone will get hurt

Letter: Burnaby park's path needs separation or someone will get hurt

Editor: Re: Danger factor too high with Burnaby’s new linear park , NOW letters, July 19 I am in total agreement with letter writer, Cathy Griffin. As it is designed, this path does not safely, comfortably accommodate both walkers and cyclists.
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I’m eating my way through Burnaby’s best food district. You can too

I’m eating my way through Burnaby’s best food district. You can too

Sure, it’s no secret how much I love the Burnaby Heights. It’s our city’s best eating district, with all due respect to the fine row of restaurants along Kingsway near Metrotown.
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Letter: Burnaby men have called me vile names and spat in my face

Letter: Burnaby men have called me vile names and spat in my face

*WARNING: This letter includes inferences of graphic language* Editor: I have had some very disturbing encounters within the last two years in Burnaby, where I live.
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Opinion: Stop asking why these Burnaby assault victims were out alone

Opinion: Stop asking why these Burnaby assault victims were out alone

Police are investigating two sexual assaults on Burnaby Mountain – one near the SFU campus and the other in the UniverCity community next to the campus. (You can read about the first one here and the second one here .
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The city fixed Burnaby's dumbest intersection. Some say it's actually worse

The city fixed Burnaby's dumbest intersection. Some say it's actually worse

If you’ve ever passed by the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Beresford Street, you won’t be shocked that I often refer to it as the “dumbest intersection in Burnaby.” (Or just the "most infuriating.
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Someone in B.C. just won buy-your-own-island money in Lotto Max

Someone in B.C. just won buy-your-own-island money in Lotto Max

Ever get fed up with having neighbours who play their music too loud and borrow your power tools and never return them? Well, someone now has a chance to buy a home with no neighbours – like, say, their own island.
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The unpretty truth about democracy and free speech

The unpretty truth about democracy and free speech

In which one self-identified leftist finds herself keeping company with some strange bedfellows
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Burnaby South’s Jagmeet Singh better hope this poll is dead wrong

Burnaby South’s Jagmeet Singh better hope this poll is dead wrong

Election polls. To journalists, they are dangerous catnip that should be taken with a piece of salt the size of a car battery.
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Artists convicted for Burnaby protest to appeal, but it's a waste of money

Artists convicted for Burnaby protest to appeal, but it's a waste of money

A group of artists announced today an appeal of their convictions for criminal contempt of court after a sentencing hearing for their blockade at the gates of the Trans Mountain tank farm in Burnaby in April 2018. Well, good luck.
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