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...

Local Company Develops Acoustic Fusion

General Fusion, a small company located in Burnaby, Canada, seeks to power the world with its unique approach to generating Atomic Fusion. Harnessing the power of the atom, atomic fusion combines the nuclei of...

Worth the money?

On February 7, 2007 Simon Fraser University exposed its new logo which was refined with branding and communication design firm, Karo Design. Consisting of three parts – a rectangular red block with the letters...

The Newest Member of SFU Burnaby Cuisine

Are you sick of Subway? Spicy Stone, a Korean restaurant, is the newest restaurant to open at SFU Burnaby right at Cornerstone beside the pizza place. With its artistic lighting and tradition designs, customers are...

Backyard chickens may be coming to Vancouver

Done right this could be a great thing for Vancouver. "Andrea Reimer is in a fowl mood. The Vision Vancouver councillor has introduced a motion that would repeal the city’s prohibition against keeping chickens and...

Premier Accused of Pink Shirt Hypocrisy on Anti-Bullying Day

Premier Gordon Campbell and CKNW talk show host Christie Clark, may wish they had left their pink shirts in the closet as their own bullying baggage is dragged out along with the shirts. Campbell has declared Feb....

Is Canada Immigration Swayed on Ethnic Votes? It Seems So!

Barry Artiste Op/EdMakes one wonder WTF our Government is up to when Ethnic Criminals facing deportation have our Canadian Government fight tooth and nail to keep Criminals in this country, yet a family from...

Will suburbs be the new SUV's?

"If we don’t take the opportunity created by the current crisis, suburbs will be like an SUV in the next decade - unwieldy and unwanted."This is a point that James Kunstler has been making for some time on his...

Vancouver Police "Car 87" Abuse Raised by Mayoral Candidate

Soviet-style political psychiatry practiced in Vancouver has been attracting attention internationally but I’d never heard it mentioned by a candidate in the civic election campaign. Until Monday. At an All...

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