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Plus, a new draft accessibility plan, Burnaby North students spread holiday cheer and a missing suspect for a hit-and-run
The students handed out handmade cards to seniors at the Swedish Canadian Residence on Friday, Dec. 13
Plus: An “aspirational” Urban Forest Strategy to protect Burnaby’s trees, and plant new ones
The new plan was created in collaboration with consulting firm Urban Matters and will be approved by council at a later date
Plus, three Burnaby startups receive $3.7M in federal funding, Lobley Park reopens and nurses rally for better working conditions
PacifiCan chose the three businesses for their innovative and sustainable technology solutions
The new playground features a surface made of more than 2,114 recycled tires and cost around $300,000
Council voted against the previously planned trip to Burnaby’s sister cities in Taiwan, Korea and Japan in 2025 due to cost
Plus, water metering causes controversy in council, a Burnaby skating champion to star in the PNE Winter Fair and tougher bear spray regulations on the way
Plus: $4.7 million to install signage and road pavement markings, $3.5 million to repair street lights and the city launches a coffee table book celebrating Burnaby’s natural beauty
Parents say cars are not stopping at stop signs at 12th Avenue and Canada Way and one child was recently hit on the way to school
Jeremy Ten will perform in the Nutcracker on Ice during the PNE Winter Fair Dec. 6-23
