Burnaby Road Closure: Mortar Shells Found Near Alpha Secondary

Police had closed roads from Willingdon Avenue to Gamma Avenue and from Parker Street to Union Street after 2 unexploded mortar shells were found near Alpha Secondary School in Burnaby. The road closure is expected to last at least 2 hours.Alpha Secondary School was...

THE LAST BELL RINGS

The last bell will ring at 250 Willingdon, Burnaby, BC, Canada on November 6 th. ,2009 when the Action Boxing Club and the North Burnaby Boxing Club host "Friday Night Fights" in a building that has been an...

BCHL Hockey Nanaimo Clippers 3 Burnaby Chiefs 1

Nanaimo hockey fans had something to cheer about Friday night at the Frank Crane Arena when the hometown Nanaimo Clippers scored three goals to the Burnaby Chiefs' one.  It was the first at home win this...

Metrotown Skytrain Bomb Threat: Pipe Bomb Found in Parking Lot

SkyTrain service in the Vancouver area was disrupted after a pipe bomb was discovered near the Metrotown mall parking lot. Burnbay RCMP deactivated the explosive device, which was discovered at the parking lot at MacKay Avenue and Bonsor Street. The RCMP explosives team...

The cleanest fuel for the dirtiest engines? You decide

Do you own a small engine? Do you know what small engine emissions do to your health and the environment? Do you know why small engines pollute so much? Are you tired of your small engine equipment having starting...

Totem Poles

Japanese Totem Poles at Burnaby Mountain Park, are called "Kamui Mintara" (Playground of the Gods), created by sculptors Nuburi Toko and his son Shusei Toko . The "Kamui Mintara" was presented by Kushiro city in...

Burnaby Best-Run City in Canada, Charlottetown Worst: Maclean's

Maclean's magazine has released a list ranking the 31 capital and largest cities in Canada in terms of how well the cities are run. Burnaby, Saskatoon, Surrey, and Vancouver top the list, while Charlottetown, Kingston, and Fredericton bring up the rear. The survey was...

Dwight Howard, NBA Live 10 Cover Boy, Wins EA King Of The Court

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was named winner of EA's King of the Court competition, an informal multi-sport contest designed to promote EA Sports new line of 2010 titles. Howard competed alongside tennis star...

Nature Park

I took my dog for a walk to Burnaby Lake Nature Park. I forgot that dog was not allowed. It was O.K. to go to an elevated viewing platform nearby. Photo shown some birdwatchers are at ground level.

What isn't bought with Green, ends up in Green Bins

North American culture in my opinion is powered by consumerism. Whether it is the jobs we do, the things we eat or the material things we want, they are all related to the consumption of money. We work to gain money to be spent on food, to afford shelter and for whatever we...

Pellet Gun Teen Injured 6 in Burnaby, Charged with 23 Offences

18-year-old Thomas Anthony Proniuk allegedly injured six people with a pellet gun on Monday, hiding in and firing from some bushes near Burnaby Mountain secondary school. He then used a canister of bear spray on a bus driver who tried to confront him. Proniuk is to be charged...

RCMP Asked to Investigate Former NDP President & Current Funders

A former secretary to two CUPE Presidents has sent a letter to the RCMP requesting that they investigate tactics to which she was subjected after blowing the whistle about CUPE Local 116 executives staffing their...

Embracing Uncertainty: The SFU Improv Club

When one goes to SFimprov, they can expect a number of things: fun people, crazy antics, an engaging environment, and of course, a great time. These are the key elements SFU's recently formed improv club has been...

Lingnol receives $1.82 million from SDTC

Sailesh Thaker, Vice President at Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment Mark Warawa tour Lignol Energy Corporation's facility in Burnaby...

The Burnaby Heights Swinging Girl is Back!

As of Wednesday, March 11, 2009, the iconic neon girl swinging under a sign is back at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />4142 Hastings St, Burnaby, with her new “Heights” sign.               First built in...

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