Burnaby Mountain
Why must SFU Burnaby get the butt-end of the toilet paper roll?
November 10, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer In the “Whale of a Birthday” episode of the culturally impactful show Spongebob Squarepants, Squidward performs a song for Pearl on her sixteenth birthday. The monumental song won audiences over with the stunning lyric, “When my tear ducts give issue, I can’t use just any tissue, I need four ply, four ply, four ply, when I cry.” This song resonates with me to this very day. It shaped my expectations for myself and what I deserve in my tissues. You can thus imagine my horror, my dismay, my shock when I headed into my first washroom…
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Wild animals shouldn’t be punished for existing in their natural environments
June 30, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor On June 24, picnickers at Burnaby Mountain Park were visited by a black bear. The bear tried to get into their backpacks for food and when challenged, the bear swiped back. The picnickers reported minor injuries…
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Lack of outdoor public space on campus is a problem
May 4, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor On April 2, SFU hosted its annual volunteer recognition event in a somewhat lacklustre venue: the Strand Hall parking lot. This is a far cry from its previous iteration; the 2018 Volunteer Gala I attended…
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SFU stadium is finally on its way
January 13, 2019On December 12, roughly one month ago, Howard Tsumura from Varsity Letters reported that the SFU stadium project was finally given a green light. It’s a project that has been discussed for a long time now, and one that will…
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TransLink prepares for winter weather at SFU Burnaby
November 20, 2017By: Nathaniel Tok TransLink has unveiled its plans to brave the snow-covered roads up to the main Simon Fraser University campus this year. The transit provider is taking additional steps this time around since major snowfall in Metro Vancouver last year…
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Kinder Morgan gears up for tank farm construction
October 17, 2017The construction that will double the size of the Kinder Morgan tank farm located on the side of Burnaby Mountain is soon to be underway. Trans Mountain, a subsidiary of Texas-based Kinder Morgan, has told The Peak that work to…
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Protesters rally against the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby
May 29, 2017Westridge Park at the base of Burnaby Mountain saw the conclusion of a pilgrimage of protesters against the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline on May 28. The Walk for the Salish Sea started in Victoria, with hundreds…
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UniverCity population expected to double
May 16, 2017UniverCity, the community adjacent to Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus, is over halfway to being completed, according to the SFU Community Trust which oversees its development. The community, boasting over 5,000 residents this year, has seen new businesses open up…
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The history of Coast Salish peoples on Burnaby Mountain
February 28, 2017I respectfully acknowledge that we are on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and Kwikwetlem (kwikwəƛ̓ əm) Nations. Every student has probably heard those words in some shape or form during their time at…
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The SFU gondola is now Petter’s publicity gimmick
July 4, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU President Andrew Petter recently reignited the idea that a Burnaby Mountain gondola should be constructed between Production Way–University Station and SFU. This weathered saga has been ongoing for nearly a decade now. The Peak has been reporting on the…
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