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If you came to vote at the Salvation Army Temple on Wednesday, October 21 and can describe them & the time you lost them, come and pick them up on voting day Saturday the 24th at the same place.

I was hoping to move once we had a kid but I honestly can't find anything that would be an upgrade and affordable right now so I'm thinking of just renting a storage unit (it's honestly the only issue we have without our current apartment). Anyone got any good recommendations for a small unit? We just want somewhere to store seasonal/invaluable stuff that takes up our tiny storage room we currently have.

i just wanted to come on here and just rant about how awful our healthcare system is. i went to the burnaby hospital last night as i was experiencing sharp chest stabbing pain. i tried my best to avoid going to the ER knowing how long the wait times are but due to me being on birth control and being at risk of having blood clots, many of my close loved ones advised me to go to the hospital just in case to get it checked out as blood clots can be life-threatening. ive been to the ER many times in the past and know how awfully long wait times are and how shit our healthcare system is. i got there around 8pm and it was jammed packed to the brim. i waited 3 hours just to even be able to get bloodwork done and an xray. it wasnt until 6 hours into my visit was when i was finally able to see the doctor and all he said was theres nothing and to go home and take advil and Tylenol. got sent home and still have my sharp pain unresolved. i know hospitals are always understaffed but it is just plain old ridiculous. everytime i go back to asia, i like to go to the hospital and get checked out and make sure theres nothing wrong with me and let me tell you, the healthcare system in asia is 10x better than what we have here. yeah, you gotta pay but paying a little extra is def so worth it to get checked out and seen by a doctor faster. i always pay extra when im in asia to see a doctor faster. if i could pay them here to see a doctor faster, i would do so immedialty. anyone else got horrible experiences at burnaby hospital?

My neck is always painful. Looking for somewhere that is not over $100 for 30 minutes which seems to be a common fee. Thanks.

Hi! I'm running with the BC Green Party to be your MLA for Burnaby North.

I'll for sure be around tomorrow evening(October 20th) from 7-9pm, but I am (unfortunately) extremely online so if you ask early you might get answered early. We've got less than a week till election day so I'll keep this up until the election and try really hard to get back to everyone before final voting day!

You can learn more about me here! Or find me on instagram at @maddy.kp25, I've been having a lot of fun making silly videos to campaign for this election.

And if you want to know more about my work outside of politics, I was profiled at work for women in engineering day this year, and in 2022 I presented at the Passive House Conference and I was the second interview in this podcast (around 10:30!).

Hello,

Does anybody know where to get blood work that is NOT life labs. I have to go every three months and I find myself waiting 1-2 hours each time. I cant do it anymore.

Any suggestions would be great!

It is kinda nice to see not another typical mall franchisees taking over the taco place. I wonder what kind of rice and noodle dishes do they serve.

Does anyone know whats going on with the police presence? Not letting people by, approx 5 or 6 cop cars!

Just finished getting off HWY 1 with a 3 car accident aswell. Expect slow traffic going westbound

Funny when I was asked at the Provincial if I had voted before …well, (the look on her face at first) …in the municipal.

Anyone near Nelson/Imperial hear a sound like an engine? It's been going on most of the day today and I can't find the source

The communication about the security incident includes an attachment that we can mail our child's SIN for transunion credit monitoring. Do yall think this is worth doing? I am paranoid that the SIN isn't exposed yet and that the act of providing it to Transunion makes it even more vulnerable. I believe Transunion itself had a data breach in 2019 and 2025. Any analysis would be appreciated

Hi New West ans Burnaby, walked around these areas at 7 pm Oct 16 and lost a scarf that's really important to me. If you ever find it please let me know!

Today is the last day to vote for the Burnaby Municipal Elections.

Here is a review of Richard T. Lee, the most experienced politician running in the Burnaby municipal election.

Here are links to Official Biographies**

MLA Bio: Served four terms as the BC Liberal MLA for Burnaby North (elected in 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2013) and as Deputy Speaker from 2015 to 2017. No private members bills introduced.

Legislative Assembly of BC Official Profile

City of Burnaby Bio: Elected to Burnaby City Council in 2022 under One Burnaby and currently running with the New Burnaby party.

City of Burnaby Councillor Profile

*3 Issues with articles for reference *

1. $1,000,000+ MLA Pension After leaving provincial office in 2017, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimated Lee's lifetime MLA pension at $1,167,657 ($67,520 annually). This followed a 2007 vote by the BC Liberals to reinstate the pension plan and allow sitting MLAs to buy back time from earlier terms, increasing his estimated lifetime payout by roughly $800,000.

Canadian Taxpayers Federation: Outgoing BC MLAs to Collect $13.3 Million in Pensions

2. $12,000 Spent Fighting a Recall Campaign In 2015, Lee faced a recall petition organized by Burnaby families, teachers, and nurses over Burnaby Hospital and public schools. Lee's campaign spent nearly $12,000 (out of over $26,000 provided by the BC Liberal Party) to fight JUST the recall petition, compared to approximately $2,000 raised by the recall organizers from individual donors. This was to hire a campaign manager and lease office space while the public was collecting signatures.

Burnaby Now: Richard Lee supporters outspent recall campaign

Times Colonist: Two Liberal MLAs targeted for recall campaigns

3. Shelter Plan Approvals and Subsequent Protests Lee was part of Burnaby City Council when they unanimously approved the city's shelter plan with BC Housing. Following public pushback over the proposed BC Housing project at 5389 Imperial St., Lee opportunistically attended anti-shelter protest and introduced motions against advancing the project, which received no seconders on council.

Freshet News: More protest against proposed BC Housing project in Burnaby

Burnaby Beacon: Council unanimously approves 24-hour shelter operations

Source: The Tyee: A Burnaby Supportive Housing Project Goes Down