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Five things to do this weekend in Burnaby

Don’t miss your chance to ride the walls of the Burnaby Velodrome for free this weekend. The velodrome’s annual open house is this Saturday and Sunday, and teams of 16 riders maximum can try the track at no cost.
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Burnaby velodrome
The Burnaby Velodrome played host to Cycling Canada national junior and under-17 track championships last weekendJennifer Gauthier
  1. Don’t miss your chance to ride the walls of the Burnaby Velodrome for free this weekend. The velodrome’s annual open house is this Saturday and Sunday, and teams of 16 riders maximum can try the track at no cost. Sessions include a bike, helmet, instructions and pedals. Saturday session times are 9:30 to 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 to 3:30 p.m and on Sunday, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 2 p.m. To register, email [email protected] with your full name, preferred time slot, the size of bike you need (if you’re unsure, just list how tall you are), whether you need pedals or are bringing your own with your clip shoes. If you need a helmet, specify the size.
  2. Sign up for a woman-only charity obstacle race this Saturday, May 15 at Swangard Stadium in Central Park. Woman2Warrior helps raise money to send hundreds of kids with disabilities to Easter Seals camps. The route is five kilometres long and features 12 obstacles. Registration is $35. Sign up at www.woman2warrior.ca.
  3. The Great Salmon Send-Off is on this Saturday. The Stoney Creek Environment Committee is hosting the event at Stoney Creek Elementary School, at 2740 Beaverbrook Cres, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s event features environmental displays, kids’ activities and the salmon send-off, where participants can release bags of small salmon into the water. Kudos to the group’s volunteers, and all of our local streamkeepers, who volunteers countless hours every year to make sure our local streams are healthy and teeming with wild salmon.
  4. Celebrate Asian heritage month with an evening of sitar music at the Burnaby Hall on Sunday May 15. Pandit Harvinder Sharma, an internationally renowned sitar player, is performing with Shri Sunny Matharu at 6 p.m. at the Burnaby Hall at 7837 Canada Way. Tickets are $20, and proceeds benefit Syrian refugees. For ticket information, call Shahnaz at 778-688-0037.
  5. Take your used bikes to the clinic on Saturday, May 14 at Holy Cross Elementary, at 1450 Delta Ave. Knights of Columbus is hosting the event. In exchange for your donated bike, the Bike Kitchen will give your current bike a free tune-up. There will also be an engraver on site. The used bikes will be refurbished and given to people in need. Info: 778-836-7122.

 

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