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Woman hit by vehicle in Burnaby dies from injuries
9 hours ago · RCMP say a woman recently hit by a car in Burnaby has died from her injuries. Officers responded to the area of Union Street and Sperling Avenue at about 10:40 p.m. last Tuesday, Dec. 17, for reports of a single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian, an initial news release stated.. The 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Two dead, one injured from early morning Burnaby crash
3 days ago · Two people have died and another was injured from an early morning crash in Burnaby Saturday morning, Dec. 21. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj told the NOW police received a report of a collision involving two cars at Boundary Road and Forest Street just before 5 a.m.. Kalanj said one vehicle was travelling west on Forest Street when it was t-boned by a vehicle driving north on Boundary Road.
Burnaby RCMP issue plea to drivers after recent crashes - Burnaby …
1 day ago · After multiple recent traffic crashes, Burnaby RCMP are urging drivers to practice safe driving. On Dec. 11, a 64-year-old woman, identified to the NOW as local care aide Maria Espedido, was hit while walking across Canada Way by Burris Street at about 6:45 a.m. Espedido suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.. Six days later, on Dec. 17, a 24-year-old woman was hit in the area of ...
'Trap for the unwary': Burnaby ICBC lawsuit prompts criticism from ...
5 days ago · Another B.C. judge has added his voice to a growing "chorus" criticizing ICBC for not informing hit-and-run victims of their duty to make "all reasonable efforts" to find out the identity of the driver if they want to make a claim for damages.
Donations pour in to help families who lost homes in Burnaby …
Nov 20, 2024 · 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 ...
Burnaby thwarts provincial transit-oriented housing laws — again
Oct 22, 2024 · Burnaby council has yet again refused to comply with provincial housing legislation requiring cities to allow taller apartment buildings near SkyTrain stations, waiting until the provincial election results are in before confirming any changes to the city's zoning bylaw.
Burnaby needs 40K new homes by 2041: housing needs report
Oct 15, 2024 · A new report shows Burnaby will need more than double the homes than it expected by 2031. The city’s new housing needs report estimates Burnaby needs 36,540 homes by 2031, 143% more than its previous estimate, to keep on track to build 74,051 homes by 2041.. From 2021 to 2026, the city’s estimates have increased by 181% to …
Funding crisis forces Burnaby to postpone major community …
Aug 28, 2024 · Burnaby has postponed the $205-million Confederation Park Community Centre redevelopment, originally scheduled to begin construction this fall, as the city’s major civic project funding has run out.. Councillors unanimously voted to defer the project at a meeting Aug. 26, directing staff to return “in a reasonable time” with options on how the project can proceed, including information ...