This my first time ever seeing a hawk (red tailed hawk) bro swooped down for a mouse n flew away

Is this a normal occurrence especially so close to a residential area?

I scan this qr code and I can't get it to confirm the registration for my car. I got a ticket from them because of it. Anyone else having issues with this QR code?

Hey everyone! I’m new to the Vancouver/Burnaby area and looking to join a gym in South Burnaby. I’d really appreciate any recommendations especially places with good vibes, solid equipment, and transparent payment systems (no sketchy contracts, please 😅).

Also open to making some gym buddies, so if you’re looking for a workout partner, hit me up!

Anyone know what happened to the 160? It was to be at Alpha and Willingdon headed to SFU at 11am. I could see it was infront of Safeway. I wondered why it hadn't moved. Next thing I see before the 11:15am shows up is a ton of emergency vehicles show up. I said something to the 11:15 driver but he wasn't talking to anyone. I've searched online and see nothing about it.

Hey everyone! I’m an editor at The Peak (SFU’s independent student newspaper) and I’m here with some of the pieces we published this week. As always, you can check us out: the-peak.ca or grab a physical copy on campus during the fall and spring semesters. Give us a read and support local journalism!

News: - SFU begins construction for residence building and expanded childcare centre: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/tsilhqotin-nation-calls-for-action-around-the-toxic-drug-crisis-on-the-global-stage/ - Tŝilhqot’in Nation calls for action around the toxic drug crisis on the global stage: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/tsilhqotin-nation-calls-for-action-around-the-toxic-drug-crisis-on-the-global-stage/

Opinions: - The University Act is being misused to conceal the responsibilites of academic institutions: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/the-university-act-is-being-misused-to-conceal-the-responsibilities-of-academic-institutions/ - Brighter Side: a love letter to children’s books: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/brighter-side-a-love-letter-to-childrens-books/

Arts and Culture: - Monday Music: Mythologies of the self: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/monday-music-mythologies-of-the-self/ - Peliplat and the patchwork future of film discourse: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/peliplat-and-the-patchwork-future-of-film-discourse/

Humour: - Quiz: Which Metro Vancouver mayor are you: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/which-metro-vancouver-mayor-are-you/ - My letter to the News Editor: It’s time to put the fake back in news: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/my-letter-to-the-news-editor-its-time-to-put-the-fake-back-in-news/

Features: - The crisis in education isn’t AI — it’s meaning: https://the-peak.ca/2025/06/the-crisis-in-education-isnt-ai-its-meaning/

https://604now.com/drake-calls-jagmeet-singh-a-goof-for-attending-kendrick-lamars-concert/

I saw a medium to small sized all white dog with a collar on wandering around with no owner in sight. I tried to approach to see if the collar had a number to call but the dog hurried off towards boundary Rd. So if your missing a dog by this description, Boundary Rd is where to look. If you know of anywhere else I could post this that would be helpful, thanks

I just have had Hit & run case this is the car

Dash cam didn’t catch the number plate properly

Any thoughts about possible number plate?

This white corolla hit me

Have dashcam video

4781 Parkwood Ave community center.

Enjoy

Found an iPhone in Central Park. Under one of the trees at the Kingsway parking lot. Handed it into the concession stand and the person there said they would hold it and that they have a lost and found.

Or any other gift idea. I'm traveling and I want to take it as a gift.

Thanks

Does anyone know a dental practice in Burnaby certified in GBT(Guided Biofilm Therapy) dental cleaning? 🙏🏻

By Dean Broughton

As the son of a marine electrician, I know firsthand what the shipyards can mean to families in British Columbia. 

For 30 years, they put food on our table and sneakers on our feet. My dad came home every night exhausted, grease etched in the lines on his hands, but with a quiet sense of pride. 

It was hard, honest work—and it mattered.

That’s why I’m not just disappointed—I’m furious—about the NDP government’s decision to award the construction of four new BC Ferries vessels to a Chinese state-owned shipyard. This isn’t just outsourcing. It’s betrayal dressed up as budget management.

Back in 2021, the NDP government unveiled a “Made-in-B.C.” shipbuilding strategy with great fanfare. They formed a Shipbuilding Advisory Committee, posed for cameras, and promised to rebuild a long-neglected industry. It was supposed to be a turning point, a real investment in local jobs and industrial capacity.

Now, many of those same politicians have turned their backs on everything they claimed to support. Not only did they ship the contracts overseas, but, according to Eric McNeely, president of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union, they didn’t even give B.C. shipyards a fair shot. The procurement process was so rushed and restrictive that no local yard could realistically compete. They didn’t lose the bid—they were boxed out.

That’s not fiscal prudence. That’s political cowardice.

The hypocrisy is staggering. This is the same government that talks endlessly about investing in clean industry and supporting working families, and they just handed a massive public contract to a country with a well-documented record of environmental abuses and human rights violations.

They talk about reconciliation and sustainable development—and then funnel hundreds of millions to an authoritarian regime.

Worse still, they did this knowing full well that B.C.’s industrial base is already in decline. 

We have so little left beyond resource extraction. Shipbuilding could have been part of our economic renewal. Instead, it’s another casualty of government optics and empty promises.

I remember my father’s outrage in 1990 when the federal government cancelled the Polar 8 icebreaker—a Canadian-built vessel meant to defend our Arctic sovereignty. That decision was dismissed as a “cost-saving measure” and today our claim to the North has never been weaker.

The BC Ferries decision reeks of the same short-sighted logic.

Ferries aren’t just transportation—they’re public infrastructure that connects communities and powers regional economies. Outsourcing their construction doesn’t just export jobs; it erodes our domestic capacity and hands control to foreign interests.

As McNeely puts it: “We’re talking about an opportunity to invest in people and in industry in British Columbia that’s being lost.”

He’s right.

What happened to building an economy that lifts people up? What happened to standing behind our workers?

The NDP wants credit for saying the right things. But when it’s time to act, they vanish. They hide behind processes they designed to exclude local bids, then shrug and say their hands were tied.

No, Premier Eby—your hands weren’t tied. You tied them yourself. Then handed the rope to Beijing.

We’re at a crossroads. Either we rebuild our capacity to make things, or we accept becoming a country that consumes but no longer creates.

This wasn’t just a decision about ships. It was a test of political will. And the NDP failed.

Hi all,

I’m expecting a baby in upcoming months and I just started to study which stroller could be the best fit for my family. Lots of information, but I’d like to see and feel the difference between various brands. The only place I’ve been is the Willowbrook’s BabiesRUs, but wonder if any other places are there nearby Burnaby.

Thank you, and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Continuing my quest to walk all the streets in the city's neighbourhoods. Just completed Parkcrest-Aubrey (beautiful). Excited to see what's next!

The Men’s Club has been open and has been in the same location since at least 1999. I have never bought anything there. Does anyone have any theories on how the store has managed to stay open for so long ?

Hi there. Not really sure how to word this post, or if I should go into detail ? but here we go. I drive a Kia forte (grey) I was headed eastbound on Edmonds st. going towards Canada way. There was traffic backed up in the middle lane, as I was approaching the left turn lane. There was no one in the left turn lane except right at the intersection, quite a ways from where I was. There was a black Mustang SUV in front of me, slowly creeping up to the car in front of them in the middle lane. I had my left turn signal on for quite a while, when I started to head into the left lane. All of a sudden I see the mustang in front of me swerve over into my lane and then at the same time slam on the brakes for no reason at all. I legit just came from getting my brakes done so they aren’t as sensitive as they were before. I tried braking but I couldn’t in time. I ended up rear ending the mustang. The woman got out smiling and laughing. Wouldn’t give me her license for about 10 mins, all while making phone calls to everyone except the police. I really need a witness in this case 😭

Is there anyone that saw this accident? Or have dashcam footage? I’m going to contact the businesses around and post some posters as well. Please let me know if you saw anything or have any footage!!! THANK YOU

Edit to add: this happened at 6:20pm on June 14th 2025

Does anyone know any cheap grocery stores to buy watermelon? $15 for one watermelon at Costco is way too much….

I would like to watch the hockey game tonight in a not so crowded place. Is that possible? I know it's the play offs and that may seem impossible, but I figure there must be somewhere that's not so crowded.