Burnaby Food First is hosting another free workshop on healthy meal-planning for families.
The event is on Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Nutritionist Suzan Anbari will teach participants how to create healthy meal plans. Be forewarned: space is limited, so sign up early by calling 604-618-3581 or email [email protected]. Vancity funded the workshop.
Library champions
The Burnaby Public Library is seeking volunteers to welcome new immigrants to the library system.
Volunteers should be 19 or older, permanent residents but not yet Canadian citizens. The library will offer training and references for volunteers. The Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, at 6100 Willingdon Ave., is hosting an information session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for anyone interested in volunteering as a "library champion." Info: www.newtobc.ca.
New book on Harper
Burnaby author Donald Gutstein has published a new book on Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The title is Harperism, How Stephen Harper and his Think Tank Colleagues Have Transformed Canada. Gutstein is an adjunct professor in SFU's school of communication. Harperism, as Gutstein calls it, is marked by a weak labour movement, cutbacks to scientific research, income inequality and the elimination of First Nations reserves. The book is available at Chapters in Metrotown and costs $22.95.
Church celebration
The Brentwood Park Alliance Church is hosting a 100th anniversary celebration next weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 18, there will be a banquet for churchgoers, and on Sunday, Oct. 19 there will be a special service at 10:30 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch.
The event marks 100 years for the church, which started in North Burnaby as the Capitol Hill Union Church then moved to Delta Avenue in 1975. Brentwood Park Alliance is also the church that supports Connections Coffee House, a volunteer-run, non-profit café in the area. The church is at 1410 Delta Ave.
