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Have your say: Burnaby residents can vote on removal of parkland for green waste facility

Have your say: Burnaby residents can vote on removal of parkland for green waste facility

The City of Burnaby is moving ahead with a process that will allow residents to send in a vote if they oppose the removal of 21 acres of parkland to be developed into the Green Recycling and Organics facility at Fraser Foreshore Park.

Simran Singh
Simran Singh
HistoryHistory
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Burnaby to apologize for well-documented anti-Chinese discrimination

Burnaby to apologize for well-documented anti-Chinese discrimination

A report to council details the many ways in which Burnaby city council deliberately discriminated against people of Chinese and Asian origin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Srushti Gangdev
Srushti Gangdev
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Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during Burnaby arrest

Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during Burnaby arrest

The incident occurred Feb. 27 in the 7600-block of 15th St.

Srushti Gangdev
Srushti Gangdev
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Meet the photographer documenting the vanishing vintage buildings of Burnaby

Meet the photographer documenting the vanishing vintage buildings of Burnaby

Nakita Cheung, a hobby photographer, runs Disappearing Burnaby, an online photo journal that showcases images and highlights the history of the city’s “vanishing low-rise apartments, bungalows, and buildings.”

Simran Singh
Simran Singh
FoodFood
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Here are all the restaurants participating in Bite of Burnaby

Here are all the restaurants participating in Bite of Burnaby

Who's feeling hungry?

Burnaby Beacon Staff
Burnaby Beacon Staff
CityCity
Burnaby's Central Park Pool to get a new all-weather cover

Burnaby's Central Park Pool to get a new all-weather cover

It's part of a bid by the city to extend the use of its outdoor pools beyond the summer season.

Srushti Gangdev
Srushti Gangdev
HistoryHistory
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Uncovering Burnaby: A history-making and record-setting athlete's connection to Burnaby

Uncovering Burnaby: A history-making and record-setting athlete's connection to Burnaby

Longtime city resident Barbara Howard dedicated her life to teaching and volunteering. But she also broke records and made history.

Simran Singh
Simran Singh
CommunityCommunity
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Fate and paint: The magic behind the newest mural in Burnaby Heights

Fate and paint: The magic behind the newest mural in Burnaby Heights

If you’ve been in the Burnaby Heights area lately, you may have spotted a mural in progress on the wall outside a yoga studio, depicting a little girl on the back of a dinosaur.

Simran Singh
Simran Singh
NewsNews
Local group marking Black History Month with walk in Central Park

Local group marking Black History Month with walk in Central Park

The Black History Walk this Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1:30pm at Central Park is being put on by the group Ethiopian Affairs in BC.

Srushti Gangdev
Srushti Gangdev
NewsNews
'Chaotic, maddening, frustrating': Burnaby senior spends over 16 hours in crowded hospital hallway

'Chaotic, maddening, frustrating': Burnaby senior spends over 16 hours in crowded hospital hallway

Heymann Yip said his dad is one of many patients on beds in the hallway waiting for a room to open up.

Srushti Gangdev
Srushti Gangdev
EventsEvents
This week in Burnaby: Feb. 23-March 2

This week in Burnaby: Feb. 23-March 2

Goodbye February and hello March!

Burnaby Beacon Staff
Burnaby Beacon Staff
FoodFood
'Eggyaki' treats and epic egg sandwiches: 2 new Burnaby cafes you should know about

'Eggyaki' treats and epic egg sandwiches: 2 new Burnaby cafes you should know about

This week, we’ve got some details about two new cafes in the city, located very close to Metrotown.

Burnaby Beacon Staff
Burnaby Beacon Staff
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