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Burnaby's newest ice rinks to host selection camp for this Indigenous hockey team. The Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre will welcome dozens of young athletes looking to represent B.C. at the 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. Nov 17, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >.
Suspicious fire hits Burnaby strata days before court-ordered date …
3 days ago · A contentious sale of a Burnaby apartment complex was supposed to close this month – seven days before a suspicious fire sent one of the buildings up in flames this week. Fire gutted a section of Cameray Gardens at 5715 Jersey Ave. early Tuesday morning. Security video now in the hands of police ...
Donations pour in to help families who lost homes in Burnaby …
3 days ago · Tens of thousands of dollars are flowing in to help residents displaced by a devastating apartment fire in Burnaby Tuesday. Fire struck the Cameray Gardens apartment complex on Jersey Avenue north of Central Park just before 12:30 a.m.. All 47 units at 5715 Jersey Ave. had to be evacuated, and the Burnaby Fire Department told media at least 100 residents were displaced as firefighters battled ...
Letter: Losing 166 trees at Burnaby park means more noise, loss of ...
7 hours ago · Dear Editor, Re: Burnaby to chop down 166 trees for community centre redevelopment (Nov. 1, 2024) I appreciated your coverage of the plan to cut 166 trees for the Cameron Community Centre and Library redevelopment. But this isn’t just about one person's feelings about losing trees—it’s about the ripple effects on our community and environment, impacts that extend far beyond what meets ...
3 people seriously injured after Burnaby Highway 1 crash
Nov 12, 2024 · 00:02:06. Police say two people were badly injured when they got out of their vehicles after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the freeway just east of the Kensington Avenue off ramp shortly after 3 a.m., according to B.C. Highway Patrol spokesperson Cpl. Michael McLaughlin.
'Change is all around us': Switch to Burnaby’s council meeting …
2 days ago · Burnaby council meeting dates will switch from Mondays to Tuesdays in 2025. Jennifer Gauthier. For the first time in recent memory, Burnaby’s public council meetings will be held on Tuesdays instead of Mondays. Council approved the change at a meeting Monday, Nov. 18, but not before some debate. Mayor Mike Hurley said he hadn’t heard any ...
All-day bus lanes coming to a stretch of Burnaby's Hastings Street ...
4 days ago · Jennifer Gauthier. A TransLink plan to turn a section of the Hastings Street HOV and parking lane into a dedicated all-day bus lane proved controversial at a Burnaby city council meeting Monday. Council ultimately approved a shortened version of TransLink’s plan which will dedicate curbside bus lanes between Delta Avenue and Duthie Avenue on ...
'I'm devastated': Residents displaced in early morning Burnaby ...
4 days ago · Firefighters were called to the apartment building at 5715 Jersey Ave. at about 12:30 a.m., according to deputy fire Chief Ian Hetherington. "The main body of fire on first arrival was near the lobby and travelling into the structure, up the walls," he told the Burnaby NOW at the scene. The third-alarm fire prompted a big response, with 15 ...
Burnaby city council divided over 20% jump in sewer tax for 2025
Nov 6, 2024 · Burnaby will raise its sewer tax for residents by 20 per cent in 2025. Metro Vancouver. A big jump in Burnaby’s sewer utility rate divided city council this week. Mayor and council approved a 20% increase by a slim 5-4 vote at a meeting Monday. Because of ongoing capital projects, including the $3.86-billion North Shore Wastewater Treatment ...