Thursday, June 12 edition: Burnaby plans apology for Chinese-Canadians

Plus: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown workers rally for wage increases, and a retired nurse receives a robotic-assisted hip replacement at Burnaby Hospital

Burnaby plans formal apology to Chinese-Canadians

Public engagement shows a formal apology is top of the list of actions for reconciliation with Chinese-Canadians

Burnaby discusses ways to preserve Walker Ave. church in Edmonds

A rezoning application is underway to redevelop the site into a residential tower, but locals are petitioning the city to find ways to keep the much-loved historic church and community centre

‘All Our Father’s Relations’ and the importance of stories

Telling the stories of Chinese-Canadians is a key part of the city’s efforts at reconciliation

Burnaby in a Chop Suey Nation

The city plays a role in Ann Hui's book about small-town Chinese restaurants

Uncovering Burnaby: What's the story behind this Burnaby cemetery?

Burnaby’s Ocean View Burial Park is home to some very interesting local history, spanning back to the early 20th century.

Truths Not Often Told: New exhibit highlights South Asian community's history in Burnaby

The exhibit will open at the Burnaby Village Museum on May 6.

Windows to the past: plant fossils give insight into ancient Burnaby climate

Burnaby Mountain didn’t yet exist in the late Eocene, and was instead a sea-level floodplain with ponds and river systems leaving behind silty deposits in their wakes.

Uncovering Burnaby: The story behind Central Park's entrance gate

The Central Park gate has quite an interesting history that ties back to one of Burnaby’s earliest and most significant transportation routes.

Uncovering Burnaby: Why is this heritage house partially blocked by another home?

If you’ve ever walked down Victory Street in Burnaby, you may have noticed a green heritage home located behind a newer home. But what's the story behind this peculiar arrangement?

Uncovering Burnaby: The story behind the historic mansion that became the famous Hart House Restaurant

Aside from the delicious food, one of the things that stands out about Hart House is that it’s located in a historic mansion.

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.

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.

Uncovering Burnaby: The story behind Burnaby's historic carousel

Have you ever visited the old carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum and wondered just how it ended up there?

BC loses bid to dismiss class action on alleged abuses at Burnaby school before certification