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Registration opens December 7.","2026-11-14","2026-11-14T08:35:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Long read",[13,14,15,16,17],"Burnaby Schools","Board of Education","School District 41","programs","community",null,"Illustration of a school gymnasium with mats and equipment bins ready for student activities",false,{"path":22,"title":23,"description":24,"date":8,"publishedAt":25,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":27,"image":32,"imageAlt":33,"imageCredit":34,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fliuyishou-burnaby-kingsway-closure-november-2026","Liuyishou Burnaby hot pot restaurant closes after 9 years on Kingsway","The Chongqing hot pot chain's Burnaby location at 5507 Kingsway has permanently closed after nine years. The unit was sold to a Korean BBQ restaurant.","2026-11-14T08:50:00-07:00","Election news",[28,29,30,31],"business","Kingsway","Metrotown","Burnaby","https:\u002F\u002Fnomsmagazine.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fliu-yi-shou-burnaby-close-Cover-1200-x-675-px-2-800x450.jpg","The Liuyishou hot pot restaurant on Kingsway in Burnaby before its closure in November 2026","Noms Magazine",{"path":36,"title":37,"description":38,"date":39,"publishedAt":40,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":41,"image":18,"imageAlt":47,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-city-council-sworn-in-november-12-2026","Burnaby's new city council sworn in at a ceremony attended by 500 people","Mayor Mike Hurley and eight councillors took their oaths of office at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on November 12, beginning a four-year term. The 2026 election drew 50,326 ballots cast, the highest turnout in Burnaby's history.","2026-11-13","2026-11-13T09:35:00-07:00",[42,43,44,45,46],"City Council","Mike Hurley","BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association","NEW Burnaby","inauguration","Illustration of an empty formal hall prepared for a civic swearing-in ceremony",{"path":49,"title":50,"description":51,"date":39,"publishedAt":52,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":53,"image":57,"imageAlt":58,"imageCredit":34,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhart-house-deer-lake-lease-petition-november-2026","Deer Lake's Hart House restaurant fights for its City of Burnaby lease after 38 years","The City of Burnaby opened the Hart House lease to competitive bidding for the first time, and the current operators have launched a petition that gathered over 2,000 signatures in seven days.","2026-11-13T10:05:00-07:00",[28,54,55,56,17],"Deer Lake","City of Burnaby","heritage","https:\u002F\u002Fnomsmagazine.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fhart-house-petition-Cover-1200-x-675-px-2-800x450.jpg","Hart House restaurant at Deer Lake, the 1912 heritage mansion in Burnaby",{"path":60,"title":61,"description":62,"date":39,"publishedAt":63,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":64,"image":70,"imageAlt":71,"imageCredit":72,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fholdom-overpass-wins-sustainability-award-november-2026","Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby wins top sustainability award","The overpass project over Still Creek and the CN rail line in North Burnaby has received Envision Platinum, the highest sustainability designation from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.","2026-11-13T09:50:00-07:00",[65,66,67,68,69],"transportation","infrastructure","Brentwood","Central Valley Greenway","sustainability","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fholdom-overpass13-1024x681.jpg","Construction on the Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby's Brentwood district","Freshet News",{"path":74,"title":75,"description":76,"date":77,"publishedAt":78,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":79,"image":18,"imageAlt":85,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-community-safety-plan-2026-update-november-2026","Burnaby's community safety plan adds wildfire cameras and new pedestrian crossings. Survey closes November 16.","Burnaby's 2026 Community Safety and Well-Being Plan update sets out 85 initiatives for this year, including a new wildfire detection system near SFU, a new RCMP headquarters by 2028, and crosswalk improvements across the city. The City's survey is open until November 16.","2026-11-12","2026-11-12T20:03:03-07:00",[80,81,82,43,83,84],"Community safety","Wildfire","RCMP","Burnaby fire","Emergency preparedness","Illustration of orange traffic cones on a wet urban sidewalk at night with a pedestrian crossing signal",{"path":87,"title":88,"description":89,"date":90,"publishedAt":91,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":92,"image":98,"imageAlt":99,"imageCredit":100,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-commercial-vehicle-enforcement-november-2026","Burnaby RCMP stops truck with failed brakes on Royal Oak Avenue steep hill","Three outlets reported on a Burnaby RCMP commercial vehicle inspection in early October that found a truck with six overheated brakes, an air line that ruptured during the check, and cargo that was not tied down.","2026-11-11","2026-11-11T09:35:00-07:00",[93,94,95,96,97],"Burnaby RCMP","commercial vehicle","Royal Oak Avenue","truck safety","road safety","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fai\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-commercial-vehicle-enforcement-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a commercial truck pulled over on a residential street at the base of a steep hill","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":102,"title":103,"description":104,"date":90,"publishedAt":105,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":106,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCredit":72,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-truck-brake-failure-royal-oak-november-2026","Burnaby RCMP finds truck with failed brakes on steep hill, issues seven tickets","A Burnaby RCMP commercial vehicle inspector stopped a truck on Royal Oak Avenue on October 8 and found all six brakes overheated and an air line that ruptured during the inspection.","2026-11-11T09:40:00-07:00",[93,97,94,95],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freshetnews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fbad-truck-1024x440.jpg","Commercial truck pulled over on a Burnaby street during a roadside inspection",{"path":110,"title":111,"description":112,"date":113,"publishedAt":114,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":115,"image":18,"imageAlt":118,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-community-safety-plan-survey-november-2026","Burnaby asks residents to shape its community safety plan before November 16","The City of Burnaby is updating its 2025-2030 Community Safety and Well-Being Plan and wants resident input before the survey closes on Monday, November 16.","2026-11-10","2026-11-10T07:24:00-07:00",[116,31,82,117,55],"community safety","emergency preparedness","Illustration of a community centre entrance with a public notice board in autumn",{"path":120,"title":121,"description":122,"date":123,"publishedAt":124,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":125,"image":129,"imageAlt":130,"imageCredit":100,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026","Burnaby holds two Remembrance Day ceremonies on November 11","Royal Canadian Legion branches in north and south Burnaby lead ceremonies at Confederation Park and Bonsor Park on Wednesday, November 11, with City Hall closed for the day.","2026-11-09","2026-11-09T08:39:44-07:00",[126,17,127,128],"Remembrance Day","events","Royal Canadian Legion","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-burnaby-2026\u002Fai\u002Fburnaby-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026.webp","Illustration of a cenotaph in a Burnaby park with poppy wreaths at its base on Remembrance 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Hospital",{"path":155,"title":156,"description":157,"date":158,"publishedAt":159,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":160,"image":18,"imageAlt":162,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-board-of-education-inaugural-november-24-2026","Burnaby's new school board holds its first meeting on November 24","The seven BCA trustees elected on October 17 hold the Burnaby Board of Education's inaugural session on November 24 at 7:00 pm, taking over a district still recovering from a ransomware attack that put student and staff data at risk.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T08:38:00-07:00",[14,161,44,13,15],"School Trustee","Illustration of a school district administration building entrance with glass doors",{"path":164,"title":165,"description":166,"date":167,"publishedAt":168,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":169,"image":171,"imageAlt":172,"imageCredit":93,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-rcmp-package-theft-porch-piracy-holiday-november-2026","Burnaby RCMP warns of package theft as holiday shopping season begins","Burnaby RCMP issued a warning November 5 about package theft at doorsteps and is asking the public to help identify a suspect from a September theft in South Burnaby.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T18:20:00-07:00",[93,170,17],"safety","https:\u002F\u002Frcmp.ca\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fstyles\u002Fgallery_large_1200x1200\u002Fpublic\u002F2026-11\u002Fsuspect-and-vehicle.jpg?itok=R8f-zzpJ","A man wearing dark pants and a hoodie standing in front of a parked four-door sedan, as shown in Burnaby RCMP photos released November 5, 2026",{"path":174,"title":175,"description":176,"date":167,"publishedAt":177,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":178,"image":181,"imageAlt":182,"imageCredit":183,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-school-district-ransomware-data-stolen-dark-web-november-2026","Burnaby School District ransomware attack: student and staff data may be on dark web","A ransomware attack on Burnaby School District discovered September 21 exposed student registrations, kindergarten assessments and staff personnel records. Former employees received letters in late October.","2026-11-06T18:17:00-07:00",[179,15,180,17],"Burnaby Board of Education","data breach","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F9\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F05\u002FBurnaby-School-District.jpg","Burnaby School District sign","CityNews Vancouver",{"path":185,"title":186,"description":187,"date":188,"publishedAt":189,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":190,"image":18,"imageAlt":191,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-new-council-takes-office-november-2026","Burnaby's new city council meets for the first time on November 10","Mayor Mike Hurley and eight newly elected councillors will hold the inaugural meeting of the new Burnaby City Council on November 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm, with the Board of Education following on November 24.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:20:00-07:00",[42,14,43,44,45],"Illustration of an empty municipal council chamber with curved seating and name placards",{"path":193,"title":194,"description":195,"date":188,"publishedAt":196,"author":10,"category":197,"tags":198,"image":18,"imageAlt":200,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-schools-cyberattack-dark-web-november-2026","Burnaby Schools says threat actor may have put student and staff data on dark web","Burnaby School District updated families on November 3 that files from the September cyberattack may have been published on the dark web by the threat actor. An outside expert is checking the claim.","2026-11-05T08:05:00-07:00","News brief",[13,15,199,180],"cyberattack","Illustration of a laptop screen with a security warning and padlock icon on a plain desk",{"path":202,"title":203,"description":204,"date":188,"publishedAt":205,"author":10,"category":197,"tags":206,"image":211,"imageAlt":212,"imageCredit":213,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhastings-street-sewer-closures-november-2026","Hastings Street at Cliff Avenue to have lane closures for three months starting November 4","Metro Vancouver started a sewer upgrade at Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue in Burnaby on November 4. Metro Vancouver says the turn bans and lane closures will last three months.","2026-11-05T08:35:00-07:00",[207,208,209,210,31],"Hastings Street","Metro Vancouver","road closures","sewer","https:\u002F\u002F604now.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FBurnaby-Road-Closures-1024x683.jpg","Lane closure on Hastings Street in Burnaby near Cliff Avenue","604 Now",{"path":215,"title":216,"description":217,"date":218,"publishedAt":219,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":220,"image":224,"imageAlt":225,"imageCredit":226,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fholdom-avenue-overpass-burnaby-spring-2027","New Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby's Brentwood area set to open in Spring 2027","A new four-lane overpass crossing the railway tracks at Brentwood's eastern edge will open to traffic in Spring 2027, closing the nearby Douglas Road level crossing and redesignating truck routes through the area.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T07:15:00-07:00",[31,67,65,66,221,222,223],"SkyTrain","Port of Vancouver","roads","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fholdom-overpass-burnaby-construction-october-2026-f.jpg?format=auto","Construction work on the Holdom Avenue overpass in Burnaby's Brentwood district, October 2026","Vancouver Fraser Port Authority \u002F Daily Hive",{"path":228,"title":229,"description":230,"date":218,"publishedAt":231,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":232,"image":236,"imageAlt":237,"imageCredit":238,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fskytrain-gilmore-station-smoke-service-disruption-november-2026","SkyTrain Millennium Line halted at Burnaby's Gilmore Station due to smoke Wednesday morning","TransLink suspended Millennium Line service early Wednesday after smoke was reported at Gilmore Station in Burnaby, closing three stations and adding buses as an alternative.","2026-11-04T07:21:45-07:00",[31,221,233,234,65,67,235],"Millennium Line","transit","Gilmore","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FI5H4WJW2CUX7H4B3VF2FE5OZRQ.png?smart=true&auth=acc5c23291fa7cebebe5ddd5f8fad8b2acd2756db85ddcfb0a4daff74012ff99&width=1200&height=630","Gilmore SkyTrain station on the Millennium Line in Burnaby","CTV News",{"path":240,"title":241,"description":242,"date":243,"publishedAt":244,"author":10,"category":245,"tags":246,"image":18,"imageAlt":18,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmike-hurley-metro-vancouver-chair","Mike Hurley at Metro Vancouver: the reviewer he withdrew, the pay and the budget","Burnaby's mayor has chaired Metro Vancouver since June 2024. The record: a reviewer withdrawn after councillors asked him to step aside, a paused review, pay questions and a deferred budget.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T14:31:19-07:00","Accountability",[247,208,248,249,250],"Mayor","North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant","governance","budget",{"id":252,"title":6,"aiMetadata":253,"author":10,"body":264,"candidates":417,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":425,"faq":426,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCheckedAt":18,"imageCredit":18,"imageScene":454,"linkedin":455,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"meta":462,"metaDescription":464,"navigation":465,"path":5,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":466,"publishedAt":9,"seo":467,"seoTitle":18,"sourceId":468,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":469,"stem":484,"storyType":485,"tags":486,"topicKey":487,"updated":18,"__hash__":488},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fburnaby-schools-spring-break-camps-2027-grades-1-to-8-november-2026.md",{"summary":254,"keyTopics":255,"semanticKeywords":259},"Burnaby School District is offering spring break camps for grades 1 to 8 in March 2027, expanding from last year's grades 4 to 8 program. Week one runs March 15 to 19 at $400, week two March 22 to 25 at $320. Registration opens December 7. The new Board of Education, whose inaugural session is November 24, carries BCA platform commitments to expand school programming for students of all ages.",[256,257,258,179,15],"Burnaby Schools spring break camps","Burnaby School District programs","spring break 2027 registration",[260,261,262,263],"Burnaby spring break camps 2027","School District 41 spring camps","Burnaby Schools grades 1 to 8 camps","Burnaby school programs registration December 2026",{"type":265,"value":266,"toc":407},"minimark",[267,271,274,279,282,285,289,292,295,299,302,331,334,338,373,376,379,383,386,389,397,401,404],[268,269,270],"p",{},"Burnaby School District is offering spring break camps for a second consecutive year in 2027, and for the first time the program is open to students in grades 1 to 3. Last year the camps ran for grades 4 to 8. Registration opens December 7, 2026.",[268,272,273],{},"District Principal Helena Readman is quoted on the district's news page as saying the district ran the first year with older grades, heard strong feedback from families, and decided to open the program to younger students: \"we wanted to expand it to primary students as a next step.\"",[275,276,278],"h2",{"id":277},"who-can-attend-and-where","Who can attend and where",[268,280,281],{},"The district's program page at burnabyschools.ca lists four school locations for the 2027 camps. Students in grades 1 to 3 attend at Confederation Park Elementary or Gilpin Elementary. Students in grades 4 to 8 attend at Moscrop Secondary or Burnaby North Secondary. All four locations are in Burnaby.",[268,283,284],{},"The program is open to Burnaby School District students. Children who attend school outside the district can apply through a separate pre-approval process that opens November 30, 2026. That pre-approval must be completed by December 4 for the family to register on the first day of open registration.",[275,286,288],{"id":287},"dates-costs-and-activities","Dates, costs and activities",[268,290,291],{},"The program runs over two separate weeks. Week one runs from Monday March 15 to Friday March 19, 2027 and costs $400. Week two runs from Monday March 22 to Thursday March 25, 2027 and costs $320. Each day runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, except the first day of each week, which starts at 10:00 am, according to the program page. Families can register for one or both weeks.",[268,293,294],{},"The activity list covers a range of subjects. For the younger grades, the program page lists outdoor education, cooking, fibre arts, sports including basketball, volleyball, soccer, pickleball and table tennis, visual arts, and drama and dance. For grades 4 to 8, it adds robotics, Minecraft and movie making. The activities offered at each school may vary, the page notes.",[275,296,298],{"id":297},"registration-timeline","Registration timeline",[268,300,301],{},"The registration dates as listed on the program page:",[303,304,305,313,319,325],"ul",{},[306,307,308,312],"li",{},[309,310,311],"strong",{},"November 30, 2026",": Pre-approval process opens for non-district students",[306,314,315,318],{},[309,316,317],{},"December 4, 2026",": Pre-approval deadline for first-day registration",[306,320,321,324],{},[309,322,323],{},"December 7, 2026",": Registration opens for Burnaby School District students",[306,326,327,330],{},[309,328,329],{},"January 29, 2027",": Registration closes for all students",[268,332,333],{},"Families can register at burnabyschools.ca\u002Fspring-break-camps\u002F. The district's spring camps team can be reached by phone at 604-296-6902.",[275,335,337],{"id":336},"who-governs-the-district-now","Who governs the district now",[268,339,340,341,346,347,346,351,346,355,346,359,346,363,367,368,372],{},"Seven trustees were elected in Burnaby on October 17, 2026. All ran with BCA, the Burnaby Citizens Association: ",[342,343,345],"a",{"href":344},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fkristin-schnider","Kristin Schnider",", ",[342,348,350],{"href":349},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbill-brassington","Bill Brassington",[342,352,354],{"href":353},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fhillary-bergshoeff","Hillary Bergshoeff",[342,356,358],{"href":357},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjen-mezei","Jen Mezei",[342,360,362],{"href":361},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fpaul-kwon","Paul Kwon",[342,364,366],{"href":365},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fstephen-andrada","Stephen Andrada"," and ",[342,369,371],{"href":370},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcolin-zuo","Colin Zuo",".",[268,374,375],{},"The Burnaby Schools events page lists the Board of Education's inaugural session on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the District Administration Office at 4054 Norfolk Street in Burnaby. The meeting is open to the public. No agenda has been posted yet. The next regular Board meeting after the inaugural session is December 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the same address, according to the Board's events calendar.",[268,377,378],{},"The new trustees take over a district that is still responding to a ransomware attack discovered on September 21, 2026. The district's incident update page says files containing student, parent and staff personal information were accessed and stolen. The investigation is ongoing, and the district is working with Burnaby RCMP and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC. Families affected by the attack who have not yet registered with TransUnion's Fraud Alert Database can find the offer on the district's incident page at burnabyschools.ca.",[275,380,382],{"id":381},"what-the-new-trustees-have-promised-about-school-programs","What the new trustees have promised about school programs",[268,384,385],{},"The BCA's 2026 platform includes several commitments that touch on district programming. The platform commits to growing the school meals program so no student goes hungry. It commits to expanding after-school programs at schools, with access for all families. It also commits to expanding the swimming and lifeguard programs to every student in Burnaby, building on a City-funded Grade 5 swimming program the previous trustees helped bring to schools.",[268,387,388],{},"The platform also commits to press the Ministry of Education and Child Care for predictable, stable funding that grows as Burnaby grows, and for the money needed to provide learning supports for students who need them.",[268,390,391,392,396],{},"None of these commitments have been acted on yet, as the new board's term begins with the November 24 inaugural session. The ",[342,393,395],{"href":394},"\u002Fbc\u002Fburnaby-2026\u002Ftracker","Burnaby promise tracker"," records each trustee's pledges and will be updated as the board makes decisions through the four-year term.",[275,398,400],{"id":399},"what-residents-can-do","What residents can do",[268,402,403],{},"Families who want to register for the 2027 spring break camps can note December 7 as the opening date. The program page at burnabyschools.ca\u002Fspring-break-camps\u002F will carry registration details when the window opens. Families with children in schools outside the Burnaby School District should start the pre-approval process when it opens November 30, so they are ready to register on December 7.",[268,405,406],{},"Residents who want to attend the Board of Education's inaugural session can do so on November 24 at 7:00 pm at 4054 Norfolk Street. 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District Principal Helena Readman is quoted on the district's news page as saying the district received strong feedback from families after the first year and decided to open the camps to younger students as a next step.",{"question":431,"answer":432},"When do Burnaby Schools spring break camps run in 2027?","The district's spring break camps page lists two separate weeks. Week one runs from Monday March 15 to Friday March 19, 2027. Week two runs from Monday March 22 to Thursday March 25, 2027. Both weeks run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day, except the first day of each week which starts at 10:00 am, according to the program page. Families can register for one or both weeks.",{"question":434,"answer":435},"How much do Burnaby Schools spring break camps cost?","According to the district's spring break camps page, week one (March 15 to 19) costs $400 per student. Week two (March 22 to 25) costs $320 per student. The page does not list any subsidy or reduced-fee information. Families with questions can reach the district's spring camps team by phone at 604-296-6902 or through the program page at burnabyschools.ca\u002Fspring-break-camps\u002F.",{"question":437,"answer":438},"Where are Burnaby Schools spring break camps held?","The district's program page lists four locations for the 2027 camps. Students in grades 1 to 3 attend camps at Confederation Park Elementary or Gilpin Elementary. Students in grades 4 to 8 attend camps at Moscrop Secondary or Burnaby North Secondary. The program page does not explain how students are assigned to a specific site. Families can find more details at burnabyschools.ca\u002Fspring-break-camps\u002F or by calling 604-296-6902.",{"question":440,"answer":441},"When does registration open for Burnaby Schools spring break camps?","The district's program page says registration opens on Sunday, December 7, 2026 for Burnaby School District students. Families whose children attend schools outside Burnaby School District need to complete a pre-approval process first: that process opens November 30, 2026, and must be completed by December 4 to register on the first day. The final registration deadline for all students is January 29, 2027.",{"question":443,"answer":444},"What activities are offered at Burnaby Schools spring break camps?","The district's program page lists activities across two age groups. For grades 1 to 3, the page lists outdoor education, cooking, fibre arts, sports including basketball, volleyball, soccer, pickleball and table tennis, visual arts, and drama and dance. For grades 4 to 8, it adds robotics, Minecraft and movie making to a similar activity list. 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