Burnaby Task Force to address unhoused population

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer In June 2023, the City of Burnaby launched the Mayor’s Task Force on Unsheltered Community Members. The team aims to...

Council Chats: Numerous by-elections to be held

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Editor’s note: we recognize that The Peak has an interest in the fee increase discussed at this meeting. The coverage...

BC Green Party proposes free public transit system as provincial election approaches

By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student On September 5, the BC Green Party proposed a new transit policy to make BC operate on a fare-free public...

SFU master’s student pushes for bird-friendly windows on campus

By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer SFU master’s of biological sciences student Vanessa Hum has been working to make the Burnaby campus more bird-friendly. Over nearly...

UBCM passes resolution for better provincial hearing healthcare

By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer On September 19, a resolution calling for provincial hearing healthcare funding was passed at a Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)...

BC Premier plans to expand involuntary care

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: brief mentions of substance use, mental health disorders, brain injuries, death, and involuntary detainment. On September 15, BC Premier...

Increase in SFU students sleeping at Burnaby campus

Editor's note (12/10/24): The Peak reached out to SFU for a statement but didn't receive a response by the publication deadline. We failed to...

Anti-SOGI protests outnumbered by counter-protests

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On September 20, parents against the addition of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) program to public schools organized...

Indigenous housing and substance use recovery site launched in Kelowna

By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer A housing site for Indigenous parents and children impacted by substance use recently opened in Kelowna. The site, named Tupa’s...

Indigenous advocates call for more efficient truth and reconciliation

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer Content warning: mentions of residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and colonialism. With the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...