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Should religion be taught in schools?

Should students study the Bible alongside biology or the Koran with calculus? The Burnaby NOW spoke with Jason Carreiro, a PhD student and host of an upcoming SFU Philosopher's Café discussion on religion in schools.

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Helping to fill kids' needs

If you are interested in help for children with special needs, check out this upcoming meeting in Burnaby.

Beat the winter blahs

I'm certain I can't be the only one who finds themselves looking at the listless strawberries (can fruit be listless?) in the grocery store and longing for spring and summer.

It's easy being green with small changes

January is done - and with it may go all those good intentions to make positive changes this year.

A life of giving

When a person is doing just what they were meant to do, it's no longer a job - it becomes a passion that doesn't burn out or diminish but grows with time.

Help solve a Burnaby 'mystery'

Interested in a little detective work? There's a mystery brewing in Burnaby, and solving it will help out a local community organization.

Turn over a healthy new leaf in 2012

It may just be the number 1 resolution that people make on New Year's Eve: to get rid of those extra pounds, eat better and get healthy.

Balancing babies and bottles

There's no official definition for the term 'mompreneur,' but it's a title that suggests many things: an attempt to strike a balance between family and work; the pursuit of a long-held dream; independence and creativity.

Remembering a friend through a good cause

Sadly, I only got to write about Burnaby resident Jeremy Chen after he passed away in March 2011 from lung cancer. He was a nonsmoker, and he left behind a wife, an infant son and a group of friends, co-workers and family members who obviously cared a lot for him because they've formed a team and continue to fundraise in his memory. Last November, "Team JC" won a contest at Metropolis at Metrotown by cramming as many people as possible into a VW Beetle. That feat earned them $5,000 for the B.C. Lung Association.

Burnaby veteran earns recognition

Burnaby resident Kelly Kwong was one of 13 British Columbians to receive the prestigious Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation during a ceremony in Richmond Tuesday morning.

Get out of debt: How to make it happen

With the holiday decorations tidied up, the noisemakers packed away and the balloons deflated, it may be easy to forget those resolutions made so earnestly on New Year's Eve a few weeks back. From losing weight to tackling debt, getting the house organized to spending more time with kids, resolutions are the sum of our good intentions: what we hope for ourselves, our families, our homes, our communities and our futures.

Banking on ATMs at City of Burnaby facilities

Burnaby residents can now grab a little cash at the theatre or before their workout at city facilities.

Science eyes texting

An SFU rsrchr wants 2 know how u txt 2 get yr msg across. If you can read that, you may want to take part in a study looking at the language of text messaging.