In the Community

Shoppers will be able to find deals and help some great causes at this weekend’s first New West/Burnaby Thrift Store Crawl.

Burnaby resident Phil Seo recently bought a McDonald’s dinner for a homeless man in Vancouver.

Hastings Street will close to traffic at 4 p.m. on July 12 between MacDonald and Madison avenues, and at 5:30 p.m. cyclists from around the world will race in the first Giro di Burnaby competition of the day.

Kirk Vlachos doesn’t make succulent and flower arrangements for the money. Every Saturday, he arrives at the Burnaby Farmer’s Market with some of the creative arrangements he’s been making for nearly two decades.

A 68-year-old Burnaby professor has walked more than 40,000 kilometres on his daily commutes since 2002, a distance measuring the circumference of the earth.

Oh, Burnaby, you’ve got some great opportunities to have fun on Canada Day. There are three official events welcoming you and the whole family to mark the national holiday. Edmonds Park and Plaza, 7433 Edmonds St. from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Save the Date: July 1

Peer counselling program looking for more volunteers

What's happening Around Town

A new era of “garden tourism” is upon us. This is an exciting time in our history to explore recently opened, public attractions with a botanical theme.