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Feb 2	Good Year Select has moved: The Good Year Select tire shop has been boarded up and has moved to make room for the Solo District project. The service shop has moved to another location within Brentwood at Springer Ave and Lougheed Hwy next to the Affinity development.
Jan 31	Fiji Canada Association building demolished: The Aviara project site preparation continues as the Fiji Canada Association building has been demolished and fenced off. The commercial building next to it has also been fenced off and will surely be part of the development at Douglas Rd and Halifax St. This past summer, a commercial building ...
Jan 31	Debate over heights; Frank Di Cesare: Another response has been written to the Burnaby NewsLeader on the issue of building heights.Burnaby NewsLeader - Letters to the EditorBrentwood towers will bring more prosperityPublished: January 30, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: January 30, 2012 10:10 AM Re: Towers in town centres just make s...

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East of Boundary

Feb 3	There’s something happening here… what it is… is in this agenda: Yes, I think we can all safely say that is the worst attempted use of a lyric in a post headline ever. You’re welcome – now you’re all free to write only second or third-worst lyrical headlines. But here it is – Monday night’s council agenda (click on 2012 – Feb. 6 version). I know all you bodaci...
Jan 31	Jan. 30 council meeting aka COPE-ing with smart meters: It was another quick one for Burnaby council as they sped through tonight’s agenda. I’m not complaining, though – I’m very lucky I don’t have to cover those marathon meetings other councils cough Vancouver cough have. The meeting started with Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan proclaiming February ...
Jan 31	The meeting is about to begin…: That’s right, Burnaby boys and girls. We’ve got another council meeting tonight. I’ll be live-tweeting the meeting and following up with a blog post afterwards. Feel free to watch along!

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Matthew’s Burnaby Blog

Dec 12	Consumer Culture – Now With Extended Hours!: ‘Tis truly the season to shop. As the holidays approach our stress over gift buying increases (mine does especially come Dec. 23rd when my entire list is still needing to be checked off.). But fear not consumer, our retail outlets have you covered. In case you haven’t noticed all of our ‘big bo...
Dec 9	Transition in Burnaby: Something I heard often in the last municipal election campaign was people were looking for real ways to connect with their city. They wanted to do something non-partisan that would make a positive change in their neighbourhood, and the community at large. I have thought about this lots of late....
Dec 6	Its time for the rule-sy post: The days are truly flying by. It has been 6 days since my official experiment has started, one year buying only from locally owned businesses. To this point it has been a breeze, I have bought almost nothing (its easy when the pocketbook is limited!), so far a couple of grocery items from my pl...

Burnaby interviews on Filibuster cartoons

Oct 27	Interview with Derek Corrigan: With over a quarter-century of experience on the Burnaby City Council, the outspoken and left-leaning Derek Corrigan has long been a familiar face in Lower Mainland municipal politics. First elected mayor in 2002, he is now seeking his fourth term.
2011 Mar	Interview with Adrian Dix: Best-known for his high-profile role as the BC NDP's passionate health critic, Adrian Dix has served as a Lower Mainland MLA since 2005, representing the riding of Vancouver-Kingsway. Prior to getting involved in elected politics, Dix spent thee years as chief of staff to former premier Glen Cla...

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