In the Community

You can learn more about mushrooms and fungi at the Vancouver Mycological Society ’s upcoming Mushroom Show at the Richmond Nature Park. The event is by donation, and runs from 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday, November 4.

What is the most dangerous room in your home? For many, it’s the bathroom. It’s common for seniors - when they get up after using the toilet in the middle of the night - to have a sudden drop in blood pressure and fainting.

This is the perfect time of year to plant and to dig up items already growing in your garden. Confusing? Not really.

One of the biggest complaints I hear in regards to prepping fresh ingredients like garlic and onions is how odours from these ingredients tend to linger on your hands.

The CP Holiday Train is set to journey across Canada this year for its 20th year collecting food and raising funds for food banks across North America. In fact, the annual journey has raised over $14.5 million and gathered 4.

This article marks the second instalment in a regular monthly series between the Burnaby NOW and Burnaby Neighbourhood House.

Mid-October is an interesting time of year in the Canadian garden.

Animals at the Burnaby SPCA shelter can be adopted for a reduced fee for one-day only thanks to a new province-wide event. The BC SPCA is teaming up with Hill’s Pet Nutrition on Saturday, Oct. 13, to present “Fall Head Over Tails in Love.

It all started with some soil. A man named Jeff Pelletier bought some soil off of Stephen Beattie from It’s About Thyme Nursery in south Burnaby – and used it to grow a 300-pound pumpkin. “This thing was incredible,” says Beattie.

It is Thanksgiving weekend. Do you know where your veggies are? More to the point, do you know where they came from? As you prepare your table for a gathering this weekend, be aware of what you might find in your garden.