16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (142+ words) Fresh faces will be joining the Burnaby school board following the Oct. 17 municipal election. Members of the Burnaby Citizens Association currently hold all of the seats on the Burnaby board of education. But with only three BCA incumbents seeking re-election,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (577+ words) A New Westminster councillor is questioning the city’s practice for appointing an ethics commissioner. At the start of council’s Aug. 31 meeting, Coun. Daniel Fontaine sought his colleagues’ support to add an item under new business related to the city’s ethics…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (121+ words) Election campaigning for city council and school board seats is in full swing. Candidates across B.C. are door-knocking in person — and attending community and fundraising events — trying to build awareness and get their brand out before the Oct. 17 vote. Now, municipalities…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (201+ words) A Coquitlam trustee launched his re-election bid on the same day students returned to school. School District 43 (SD43) Trustee Craig Woods told Freshet News today, Sept. 8, he’ll be on the Oct. 17 ballot. In his campaign for a third term, Woods said…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (404+ words) British Columbia’s labour minister was among the hundreds of people attending this year’s Labour Day celebration in Burnaby — with this year’s event happening while Canada is embroiled in a trade war with the United States. In these times, when things…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (485+ words) BY LIAM ROBERT SCOTT When I started my reporting internship at Freshet News at the beginning of July, I was stepping into a newsroom that existed because three others no longer did. In 2025, the Burnaby NOW, New Westminster Record and Tri-City…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (125+ words) An exhibition marking 20 years of Clay For You opens this month at a Coquitlam art gallery. The Cedladon and Buncheong ceramic pieces created by the Korean pottery group members — under the guidance of master Jung Hong Kim — will be on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (144+ words) A fourth city councillor in Port Coquitlam is seeking re-election on Oct. 17. Coun. Dean Washington told Freshet News this week he’s running for a fifth term. His campaign launch comes after Couns. Nancy McCurrach, Steve Darling and Paige Petriw announced…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (222+ words) A Coquitlam resident who works in public construction project management is running for city council. Lien “Lili” Tran told Freshet News today, Sept. 1, she’ll be on the Oct. 17 ballot with the aim to “bring transparent, community-focused leadership to city hall....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (75+ words) Freshet News A corner of Korea landed at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park on Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29. The Kimchi and K-Food Festival is Western Canada’s largest event celebrating Korean food and culture. The free, two-day event featured dozens of food and…...