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Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident

1 month ago | burnabynow.com | Cornelia Naylor

WorkSafeBC fined a Langley underground utility construction company more than $255,000 after it struck four gas lines in 13 months, including one in Burnaby in November. The work safety watchdog was called to a job site in the 3700-block of Southwood Street near the Vancouver border on Nov. 29, according to WorkSafeBC reports obtained by the Burnaby NOW.
Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident

1 month ago | nsnews.com | Cornelia Naylor

WorkSafeBC fined a Langley underground utility construction company more than $255,000 after it struck four gas lines in 13 months, including one in Burnaby in November. The work safety watchdog was called to a job site in the 3700-block of Southwood Street near the Vancouver border on Nov. 29, according to WorkSafeBC reports obtained by the Burnaby NOW.
Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident

1 month ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Cornelia Naylor
Lap dog nets Burnaby driver $109 ticket - BC News

1 month ago | castanet.net | Cornelia Naylor

Holding a dog while driving earned a Burnaby driver a $109 fine last week. The man was pulled over on Lougheed Highway near Production Way on April 9, according to a BC Highway Patrol news release Tuesday. Highway patrol used the incident to remind drivers to avoid distractions while driving. "Driving is a complex task," highway patrol Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said in the release. "You need all of your attention for unexpected lane changes, pedestrians, weather and obstacles.
Lap dog nets Burnaby driver $109 ticket - BC News

1 month ago | castanetkamloops.net | Cornelia Naylor

Holding a dog while driving earned a Burnaby driver a $109 fine last week. The man was pulled over on Lougheed Highway near Production Way on April 9, according to a BC Highway Patrol news release Tuesday. Highway patrol used the incident to remind drivers to avoid distractions while driving. "Driving is a complex task," highway patrol Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said in the release. "You need all of your attention for unexpected lane changes, pedestrians, weather and obstacles.
Two teens arrested with bear spray in Burnaby Metrotown anti-shoplifting blitz

1 month ago | burnabynow.com | Cornelia Naylor

A two-day anti-shoplifting blitz in Burnaby's Metrotown neighbourhood led to 22 arrests and the seizure of several weapons last month. Uniformed and plain clothes officers upped enforcement in the area on March 13 and 14. One of the suspects arrested was a 16-year-old boy walking around with a can of bear spray "hanging out of his pocket," according to the release. The youth was also found to be carrying a pellet gun.
Man pleads guilty to drunk driving in Burnaby crash that killed 22-year-old woman - BC News

1 month ago | castanet.net | Cornelia Naylor

A 32-year old man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to drunk driving causing death in a Burnaby crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in July 2023. Kolton Lockyer was in Vancouver Provincial Court Thursday and pleaded guilty to one count each of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm and leaving the scene of an accident.
Burnaby Heights construction hole for sale for $16 million

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Cornelia Naylor

A big construction hole in the heart of the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood is for sale for $16 million. The property at 4451 Hastings St. is the site of a partially constructed five-storey mixed-use project dubbed Siena at the Heights that went into receivership in February. Deloitte, the court-appointed receiver, has now retained real estate firm Goodman Commercial to sell the 17,222-square-foot property, according to a listing published Wednesday.
Burnaby cat owner ordered to pay $7,600 for violating strata's no-pets bylaw

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Cornelia Naylor

A Burnaby apartment owner has been ordered to pay his strata nearly $7,600 for violating its no-pets bylaw. The Chateau Lyon strata in Burnaby's Edmonds neighbourhood first emailed owner Mohammed Parwesh Khan about pet violations in March 2022, according to a ruling by B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal Tuesday. The strata said someone had reported seeing a cat entering his unit and warned he might be fined $200 for each anti-pet bylaw contravention.
Walmart gets $780K WorkSafeBC fine for unsafe storage racks in Burnaby, Williams Lake

2 months ago | burnabynow.com | Cornelia Naylor

WorkSafeBC has fined Walmart more than $780,000 for unsafe storage racking practices at stores in Burnaby and Williams Lake. The safety violations at the Burnaby store at Lougheed mall were discovered after a hazardous materials incident last July, according to inspection reports obtained by the Burnaby NOW.