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Cornelia Naylor

Cornelia Naylor

I report on crime, courts and education for the Burnaby NOW. In a past life, I taught high school English.

Recent Work by Cornelia

Federal Greens condemn Trans Mountain deal, say it 'silences' City of Burnaby

Federal Greens condemn Trans Mountain deal, say it 'silences' City of Burnaby

Despite criticism from Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said the city's 'community contribution agreement' will help the city work with Trans Mountain on public safety.
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Mystery item donated to Burnaby thrift store goes viral on TikTok

Mystery item donated to Burnaby thrift store goes viral on TikTok

Burnaby Hospice Society Thrift Store volunteer Alex Lim posted a video on TikTok asking for help identifying a 8.2-metre-long rod. The video has been viewed 1.9 million times.
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Beedie, Supermétal fined $274K for death at Amazon warehouse project in Burnaby

Beedie, Supermétal fined $274K for death at Amazon warehouse project in Burnaby

A steel worker who fell 55 feet to his death during construction of Amazon's Big Bend distribution centre was not using fall protection, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation.
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Burnaby strata has to allow Great Dane in building with no-dogs policy: tribunal

Burnaby strata has to allow Great Dane in building with no-dogs policy: tribunal

Lawrence Lee got an exemption from his Metrotown strata's no-pets rule when he owned a Yorkshire Terrier. The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled the strata can't reverse the exemption just because he now owns a Great Dane.
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Builder sues City of Burnaby for $11.3M over long-delayed ice arena

Builder sues City of Burnaby for $11.3M over long-delayed ice arena

Pomerleau Inc. says 'numerous cumulative impacts and cascading delays' increased costs on the Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre project.
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WorkSafeBC fines Burnaby construction company $168K after crane hits power line

WorkSafeBC fines Burnaby construction company $168K after crane hits power line

Concrete company Femo Construction Ltd. is appealing a WorkSafeBC penalty related to a tower crane hitting a high-voltage power line at a Coquitlam construction site.
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Watch: Man on e-scooter ends up in fast lane on Burnaby freeway

Watch: Man on e-scooter ends up in fast lane on Burnaby freeway

Burnaby RCMP called it "extremely dangerous and illegal" to ride a scooter on Highway 1.
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Founder of Burnaby fintech company banned from B.C. investment market

Founder of Burnaby fintech company banned from B.C. investment market

Qian (Eve) Zhang, the founder of Elixir Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay $40K and has been banned from trading on B.C.'s securities market for 10 years.
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Burnaby says Trans Mountain blocking release of risk assessment, emergency simulation

Burnaby says Trans Mountain blocking release of risk assessment, emergency simulation

The city said it planned to release a 2021 risk assessment this week as part of its planning and public engagement for a "full-scale emergency exercise" on Burnaby Mountain in 2027.
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Ex-priest pleads guilty to sex abuse during time at Catholic church in Burnaby

Ex-priest pleads guilty to sex abuse during time at Catholic church in Burnaby

Paul Blancard was charged last September with sexual abuse between May 1967 and October 1970, while he was an assistant pastor at St. Helen's Parish.
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