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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

Labour board tosses complaint union didn’t stand up for unvaccinated City of Burnaby employee

Labour board tosses complaint union didn’t stand up for unvaccinated City of Burnaby employee

CUPE Local 23 arrived at an 'informed decision' not to take ex-City of Burnaby employee Carlo Sferra's grievance to arbitration because it was unlikely to succeed, according to the Labour Relations Board.
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North Van trail groper sentenced in Burnaby dangerous driving case

North Van trail groper sentenced in Burnaby dangerous driving case

Jairus-Paul Covacha Sacramento, 24, was sentenced to 30 days' jail and a one-year driving ban for a Feb. 11 incident that saw him speed off in his Mercedes after hitting a Burnaby RCMP officer who had tried to pull him over for speeding.
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Police seek man who allegedly groped 80-year-old woman in Burnaby park

Police seek man who allegedly groped 80-year-old woman in Burnaby park

Burnaby RCMP is looking for help identifying a man in connection with a reported sexual assault in Central Park on Feb. 19.
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Ex-employee wins overtime, vacation-pay battle with Burnaby medical mask maker

Ex-employee wins overtime, vacation-pay battle with Burnaby medical mask maker

Vitacore Industries Inc. and associated firm Absolute Building Science Strata Engineering Inc. have been ordered to pay a $2,000 employment standards penalty and nearly $52,000 in unpaid overtime and vacation pay to a former employee of both companies.
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Quebec man charged in laundry list of Lower Mainland online marketplace frauds

Quebec man charged in laundry list of Lower Mainland online marketplace frauds

Florian Dinca, 44, has been charged with 11 counts of fraud for incidents between Jan.13, and 25, including two in Burnaby.
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Whatever they were using the trucks for, it wasn't paper deliveries: judge

Whatever they were using the trucks for, it wasn't paper deliveries: judge

Nour-Eddine Zouaoui told ICBC his company was using the two 2022 Dodge Ram pickup trucks to deliver paper supplies before they were found on fire in two different North Shore municipalities. A B.C. Supreme Court judge didn't buy it.
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Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Mandeep Kumar Ranga, 41, threatened to release videos of him and his estranged wife engaged in sexual acts if she didn't let him see their kids more.
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Judge denies bid to toss Ibrahim Ali murder verdict for court delays

Judge denies bid to toss Ibrahim Ali murder verdict for court delays

Ibrahim Ali awaits sentencing for first-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl now that a bid to have his guilty verdict thrown out for delays has been dismissed.
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Investors who lost $415K with unregistered Burnaby trader get $39K back

Investors who lost $415K with unregistered Burnaby trader get $39K back

Burnaby's Shijun "Clark" Zhu admitted to advising and trading in securities without being registered. He was fined nearly $39K and banned from B.C.'s capital markets, except as an investor, for 10 years.
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Parkland Refinery pays City of Burnaby $32K for emergency response in January

Parkland Refinery pays City of Burnaby $32K for emergency response in January

Burnaby billed the Parkland Refinery for a fire-department response in January, when a malfunction sent a plume of foul-smelling emissions across parts of Metro Vancouver. The refinery paid the $31,872.30 invoice last month.
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