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Jul 26, 2024

Land defenders seek city help to rehabilitate area damaged by Trans Mountain Pipeline

Volunteers with the Mountain Protectors have been taking on the planting and care of trees in an area cleared by the pipeline project, but they say they can’t do it alone

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Jun 05, 2024

Green Team kicks off Environment Week with city support

Sixteen people joined on a rainy Sunday to remove invasive species from Central Park and make way for native plants

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Feb 26, 2024

Burnaby called on to sue “Big Oil”

Delegates at the Environment Committee called on Burnaby to join a class-action suit against oil companies for climate change damages

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Jan 15, 2024

Burnaby RCMP activated cold weather response

Patrols assisted vulnerable people in the city during the Arctic outflow event of last week

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Oct 25, 2023

Burnaby youth can help plan the city’s future

The city will select at least a dozen Burnaby students to imagine the future of their city in the decades to come.

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Jun 01, 2023

Environment week weeds its way into Burnaby

A host of environment-themed activities hits the city this week

Brianna Reeve

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Mar 18, 2023

Concerned resident plans to go ahead with"Information Day to save Fraser Foreshore Park"

The organizer behind an event planned at Fraser Foreshore Park this weekend, is hoping it will help raise awareness about the possibility of 21-acres of parkland being undedicated to build the city’s Green Recycling and Organics (GRO) facility.

Simran Singh

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Mar 17, 2023

Burnaby city council could go back to the drawing board over location of green waste facility

A special Burnaby council meeting will be held at noon on Monday, March 20, to reconsider the alternative approval process to undedicate 21-acres of parkland at Fraser Foreshore Park in order to build the Green Recycling and Organics (GRO) facility.

Simran Singh

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Mar 15, 2023

More on GRO: Council discusses AAP public engagement and accessibility

The conversation about the GRO site's AAP continued during Monday night’s city council meeting.

Simran Singh

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Mar 01, 2023

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

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Feb 14, 2023

‘There's no coming back’: Burnaby resident takes stand against proposed green waste facility at local park

A Burnaby-based realtor is worried that the park he’s loved for years will be gravely impacted due to the city’s proposal to build a massive organic waste recycling facility.

Simran Singh

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Feb 10, 2023

21 acres of Burnaby parkland eyed as future green waste facility site

A big change could be coming to an area of Burnaby’s Fraser Foreshore Park, in the form of a massive organic waste recycling facility.

Simran Singh