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Dec 04, 2024

Water metering causes controversy in council

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

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Nov 27, 2024

Burnaby plans for a future of electric vehicles

Almost 100% of vehicles expected to be electric in Burnaby by 2050

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

PoliticsPolitics

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Oct 04, 2024

Only non-urgent communications to be sent to Trans Mountain ahead of time: City of Burnaby

In an emergency, the city says it will inform the public right away

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Oct 02, 2024

Burnaby signs agreement with Trans Mountain

The new Community Contribution Agreement will last 21 years and requires Trans Mountain to pay $20.1 million to the city

Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative

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Sep 17, 2024

City to conduct a full-scale emergency exercise

The city aims to conduct the exercise in 2027, but planning has just started

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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

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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

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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

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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

Climate & EnvironmentClimate & Environment

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