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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.

History

Burnaby to apologize for well-documented anti-Chinese discrimination

Feb 28, 2023

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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.

News

Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during Burnaby arrest

Feb 28, 2023

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Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during Burnaby arrest

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

Arts & Culture

Meet the photographer documenting the vanishing vintage buildings of Burnaby

Feb 27, 2023

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7 min read

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.”

Food

Here are all the restaurants participating in Bite of Burnaby

Feb 27, 2023

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4 min read

Here are all the restaurants participating in Bite of Burnaby

Who's feeling hungry?

Burnaby Beacon Staff

City

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

Feb 26, 2023

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4 min read

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.

History

Feb 26, 2023

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4 min read

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.

Community

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

Feb 24, 2023

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7 min read

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.

News

Local group marking Black History Month with walk in Central Park

Feb 23, 2023

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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.

News

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

Feb 22, 2023

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6 min read

'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.

Events

Feb 22, 2023

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4 min read

This week in Burnaby: Feb. 23-March 2

Goodbye February and hello March!

Burnaby Beacon Staff

Food

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

Feb 21, 2023

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3 min read

'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

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

Burnaby to apologize for well-documented anti-Chinese discrimination

Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during Burnaby arrest

Meet the photographer documenting the vanishing vintage buildings of Burnaby

Here are all the restaurants participating in Bite of Burnaby

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

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

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

Local group marking Black History Month with walk in Central Park

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

This week in Burnaby: Feb. 23-March 2

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

Burnaby Beacon

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