In the Community

We enjoy garden ‘work’ in the fall best of all. The cool air is a welcome relief after the heat of summer and there are not many bugs to speak of. This is a great time for cleaning up the garden, dividing perennials and caring for the lawn.

Got a technologically inclined kid in the house? The Burnaby Public Library is once again offering TechPlay: Fun with Sphero sessions on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Tommy Douglas branch. Kids aged seven to nine can take part from 2 to 3 p.m.

The annual pet blessing is returning once again to a Burnaby church. Bring your pets to All Saints Anglican Church to have them blessed in a special service on Oct. 6 “which honours the patron saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi,” says a notice.

This new school year means a return to the repeated task of packing of kids’ lunches again. It also got me thinking about sandwiches.

The latest recommendations from British Columbia’s Rental Housing Task Force go a long way toward striking a balance between the needs of renters and the financial requirements of landlords.

Is there a young bookworm in your family? Kids aged six to nine are invited to sign up for the next session of the Young Readers’ Book Club at Burnaby Public Library’s Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch at 6100 Willingdon Ave.

Event will provide resources for seniors with medical issues and those who care for them

What is your approach to health and life in general? Most of us use the R-and-R approach (and neither R stands for rest or relaxation). The first R is our everyday mode: routine. We settle into our daily patterns of doing and thinking.

It’s not just flights and hotels rooms that you have to book well in advance. It’s also spots in B.C.’s amazing backcountry.

When it comes to garden design, we would never lead you “down the garden path”. At least, not in the sense of going astray. However, we often ignore the very paths that lead us through our garden. That is, until all else is planted.