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B.C. Highway Patrol is investigating a possible hit-and-run after a man was found dead in the highway’s eastbound lanes near Kensington Avenue early Tuesday.
Predator Ridge says years of investment in sensors, water infrastructure, fire response and community partnerships are central to preparing for worsening wildfire seasons.
Burnaby is bringing back Haunted Village and Central Spark this Halloween season, with events running from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1. The schedule includes family-friendly activities, fireworks, a dance party and events at recreation centres across the city.
The City worked with Musqueam artist Kelly Cannell on four works about Burnaby’s highest-risk hazards: fire, flood, earthquakes and tsunamis. The pieces support emergency management and share Host Nations’ perspectives.
Police say a person died at the scene despite life-saving measures after an apartment building caught fire near Central Park early Tuesday. The fire remains under investigation.
World Rivers Day founder Mark Angelo says Burnaby shows how a growing city can protect and restore waterways, and urges residents to keep that work going as the city expands.
The group, which describes itself as a Canadian men’s nationalist club, gathered near the former Kamloops residential school days before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Leaders and police condemned the demonstration.
A Burnaby high school teacher was formally reprimanded after posting a song following a high-profile U.S. murder that some students viewed as threatening and as condoning extreme violence.
The City of Burnaby worked with Musqueam artist Kelly Cannell on artworks about fire, flood, earthquakes and tsunamis, with translations in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim.
Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley says the city pressed for local decision-making, renewed affordable-housing funding and stable long-term wildfire-preparedness support at the UBCM convention.
The district says an unauthorized party accessed its systems. It has no evidence so far that sensitive student information was affected, and the investigation is continuing.
A wrong-way collision on Highway 1 in Burnaby killed two Uber passengers and seriously injured the driver of their sedan; police believe alcohol may have contributed.
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