In the Community

The Burnaby Hospital Foundation is looking for a few good young people.

Love to read? Have a young reader in the house? The Burnaby Public Library is celebrating Family Literacy Week with a number of events for all ages. On Sunday, Jan. 27, the McGill branch (4595 Albert St.

Lunar New Year is coming up on Feb. 5 – and Burnaby Public Library is giving local families a chance to celebrate. On Sunday, Feb. 3, the McGill branch (4595 Albert St.) hosts Lunar New Year Lantern Making from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

There’s no crying in baseball – but we’ll give you full permission to cry, or cheer, to your heart’s content at these movies. March will be the month of the woman for Burnaby Public Library’s Friday Flicks series.

Kids and technology are a natural fit – and Burnaby Public Library is giving local students plenty of chances to get their hands on tech. The library has a number of upcoming programs to introduce children to the world of technology and coding.

Cameron library branch is hosting a second Escape the Library night after an initial event filled up

Lion dancers will be in Burnaby next month spreading good fortune during the Heights Merchants Association’s annual Lunar New Year celebration. The community is invited to ring in the year of the pig on Saturday, Feb. 9 in the Heights.

The Community Centred College for the Retired is offering a number of courses starting in January – and is always on the lookout for new programs to offer.

There was no frantic New Year’s Eve taxi ride to Burnaby Hospital for this city’s first baby of the year. No – in a manner befitting her two accountant parents – little Katherine Yume Chang made an orderly arrival at 9: 03 a.m.

A belted kingfisher that sustained a head injury after crashing into a window in November is back home in the wilds of Bowen Island. The injured bird was found on Nov. 18 by Kirsten Degner and her daughter Chloe.