Check out the car show on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5344 Lougheed Hwy. There will be all kinds of vintage cars on display, including a 1928 roadster and a new Camaro. There will be live entertainment, a raffle and food trucks.
Don't miss the charity car show on this weekend. The show will raise money for the B.C. Children's Hospital.Contributed photo, courtesy of Pacific Rides
Check out the car show on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5344 Lougheed Hwy. There will be all kinds of vintage cars on display, including a 1928 roadster and a new Camaro. There will be live entertainment, a raffle and food trucks. Burnaby resident Paul Fata is organizing the show, along with a group of car enthusiasts, to raise money for the B.C. Children’s Hospital, which cared for him as a child.
Don’t miss the annual Community Health Fair this Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Bonsor Recreation Complex from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s theme is healthy aging, and there will be 12 Cantonese and Mandarin seminars on age-related topics, like dementia, seniors’ vaccinations and cognitive impairment. People can have their blood pressure, teeth and eyes checked for free, and there will be Hep C screenings as well. The fair is the handiwork of SUCCESS, the Chinese Canadian Medical Society and the Canadian Chinese Dental Society. The event typically draws roughly 1,000 people. For the full schedule of seminars, go to www.healthfairbc.com.
Help other families put food on the table with the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday, Sept. 19. Saturday is when volunteers will be collecting donations on doorsteps throughout Burnaby. If you received a donation bag at your home, consider filling it with non-perishable items, and volunteers will pick up the goods. Even if you didn’t receive a bag, you can still participate. Just drop off your donations at 5280 Kincaid St. Last year, the drive gathered more than 430,000 pounds of food, which heled 50 communities. The food goes to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, which ensures all local donations stay in the community, so whatever you give, you know you’re helping a neighbour.
The first-ever Vancouver Mini Congress is set for Sept. 18 to 20 in Burnaby, and it’s a three day festival of dance workshops, movies and performances. La Rosa Studio is spearheading the event, which takes place at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel at 6083 McKay Ave. The congress will feature salsa, kizomba, bachata, mambo and tango. For tickets and info on the full schedule, go to vancouverminicongress.com.
Catch the fall harvest while you still can. The Burnaby farmers’ market is only on until Oct. 23. The market is open this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stock up on organic goodies, or take advantage of the free document shredding service, available, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., courtesy of ARMA. The market is in the city hall parking lot at 4949 Canada Way.
