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25 Jun

It's expected to be a scorcher out there this weekend, Burnaby!

If you don't happen to have AC or your very own pool, we've got you covered.

These spray parks are open from 9 am to 9 pm 💦

If you're headed outside this weekend, please wear sunscreen, a hat, and stay hydrated!

🌊 Cameron Park (closes at 8 pm) - 9375 Cameron St

🌊 Central Park - Located at the main children’s play area at the park

🌊 Charles Rummel Park - 3325 Piper Ave

🌊 Confederation Park - 250 Willingdon Ave

🌊 Edmonds Park - 7433 Humphries Ave

🌊 Ernie Winch Park - 7680 15th St

🌊 Rene Park - 6961 Sperling Ave

🌊 Suncrest Park - 3781 Rumble St

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Burnaby Beacon

@bbybeacon

25 Jun

It's almost #BurnabyByelection time!

We're one day away from the byelection so here's a brief rundown of what you need to know.

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2/ There are 14 candidates running in this byelection. A profile of the candidates who responded to the Burnaby Beacon's byelection Q&A can be found on our Facebook page.

General voting will be open from 8 am to 8 pm.

3/ An official list of voting places can be found here: burnaby.ca/Our-City-Hall/…

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Burnaby Beacon

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25 Jun

@DustinrGodfrey

🌞 A Burnaby service provider says she has the setup needed to operate a cooling centre for the coming heatwave but nowhere to put it.

@DustinrGodfrey has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.

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2/ Carol-Ann Flanagan, with the Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby, told Burnaby Beacon in May that she wanted to run a pop-up cooling centre in cases of extreme heat. Now, she said she has the supplies she needs, but hasn’t had any luck finding a spot for it.

3/ "It’s been crazy. We have put out asks all over the place, and we can’t find a location to set up. There are no parking spaces available for us to set up. We can’t use any of the Burnaby park areas. A lot of the churches have other things going," Flanagan said.

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Burnaby Beacon

@bbybeacon

25 Jun

@TransLink

🚌 @TransLink is putting $5M into 15 Burnaby project as part of $125 million set aside for improvements to bike and walking paths and roads through the Municipal Funding Program.

@SrushtiGangdev has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.

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2/ Some of the Burnaby projects include replacing "sub-standard" hydro lease lights along Imperial Street near Metrotown with LED street lights, as well as building a walking and cycling facility on the Gilmore Urban Trail between Lougheed Highway and Halifax Street.

3/ Other cycling and walking facilities will be built or improved at the BC Parkway on Central Blvd, Brentwood Town Centre, and Willingdon Linear Park Trail.

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Burnaby Beacon

@bbybeacon

24 Jun

@DustinrGodfrey

Mayor Mike Hurley says the city will not be going ahead with its original plans for the Canada Day, instead working with local First Nations on something with 'more of a reflective tone.'

@DustinrGodfrey has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.

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2/ Hurley told the Beacon that, following growing calls to cancel Canada Day events in response to the discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children in Kamloops, the city has started on new plans for July 1 in consultation with local First Nations.

3/ “Tsleil-Waututh will be joining us to assist us with [Canada Day plans],” Hurley said. “That’s still being planned with the nations, but it’ll be more of a reflective tone than anything else. So it’s a very knocked-down version of what would have happened.”

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Burnaby Beacon

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24 Jun

@Force_4_Nature

Two #BurnabyByelection candidates, Martin Kendell and Flora Lo, say they weren't allowed by organizers to participate in the Tuesday night event; @Force_4_Nature says that's not what happened.

@SrushtiGangdev has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.

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2/ Climate advocacy group @Force_4_Nature held the virtual town hall on Tuesday to allow candidates to answer questions on key climate issues facing Burnaby, like the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline project, and what the city can do to foster green job opportunities.

3/ Martin Kendell and Flora Lo later said in a statement to media that Kendell had originally said he could not attend the event due to prior commitments, but that organizers said he would be allowed to submit general statements beforehand to be read aloud.

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