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Mosaic is hosting a speaker from the Canada Revenue Agency for a talk on child tax benefits and GST/HST credits. Topics covered include eligibility, the application process, documents needed for new immigrants and how the benefits are calculated.

Mosaic is hosting a speaker from the Canada Revenue Agency for a talk on child tax benefits and GST/HST credits. Topics covered include eligibility, the application process, documents needed for new immigrants and how the benefits are calculated. There will be a question-and-answer period after.

The talk is on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 6: 30 to 8: 30 p.m. at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, at 6100 Willingdon Ave. To register, call 604-436-5400 or visit www. bpl.bc.ca/events.

OMG, THAT'S SO GROSS

The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is hosting a series of summer programs. Warning - not for the squeamish. The latest is an insect-themed day camp, which runs Aug. 9 and 11.

Participants get to eat salt-andvinegar or barbecue-flavoured crickets. There will also be a "bug safari" and information on insect ecosystems.

The sessions cost $25 and run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday is for children six to eight years old, and Thursday is for children nine to 12. For more information or to register, call 604-526-2747 or email educate@wildliferescue.ca.

WALK WITH LIBRARIAN

If you are learning English and want to practise the language, join a Metrotown librarian for a 30-minute stroll, followed by a 30-minute discussion, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 2 to 3 p.m.

The walk is free, and there's no need to pre-register - just meet in the library lobby of the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch at 6100 Willingdon Ave. For more information, call 604-436-5400.

FREE OUTDOOR FILMS

There is a series of free, outdoor movies showing this month at Civic Square. The next one is City Monkey on Thursday, Aug. 18 from 8: 30 to 10 p.m.

City Monkey is an award-winning drama set in modern Beijing, featuring a teen who struggles with balancing time between his parkour team and his university entrance exams. It's in Mandarin

with English subtitles. The next film is Billu Barber on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8: 30 to 10 p.m. This is a PG-rated Bollywood film in Hindi with English subtitles.

The films are put on by the city's parks, recreation and cultural services department.

Civic Square is on the lawn just outside the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, at 6100 Willingdon Ave.

COPS FOR CANCER

Burnaby's Cops for Cancer riders will be at Lougheed Town Centre on Saturday, Aug. 13.

The annual ride involves hundreds of police and emergency services personnel, who cycle for two weeks in the fall to raise money to help families and children fighting cancer.

There are three Burnaby police participating in the ride: Sarah-Louise Murray, Stephan Brossard and Bryson Davies.

The Burnaby riders will also be at Metropolis at Metrotown on Sunday, Aug. 21. They'll be at both locations during mall hours, accepting donations. People are welcome to drop by and meet them.

For more information or to donate, go to bit.ly/ copsforcancer.

FREE BOOK

The latest title in our book give-away is River Queen, the Amazing Story of Tugboat Titan Lucille Johnstone, by Paul E. Levy.

Here's a excerpt from the jacket:

"Few men can honestly be said to have attained the status of living legends in the B.C. business world, and even fewer women, but Lucille Johnstone, fondly known as 'Tugboat Annie,' was a notable exception. . River Queen tells the story of Lucille Johnstone's rise to the top, of her heartbreaking personal life, of her struggle to upgrade her education while raising a family singlehanded, of the boardroom shuffle that left her outside the company she did so much to build, and of her later work as a striving force behind many of British Columbia's most successful enterprises, . "

The first person to email me with River Queen in the subject line gets the book. You must pick it up at our office, which is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Do you have an item for Here and Now? Send it to jmoreau@burnabynow.com.