In the Community

2017 saw Burnaby celebrate its 125th birthday and Canada’s 150th. The city held year-long festivities to mark the occasion, ones that touched all corners of Burnaby.

OK, folks, it's the ninth day of Christmas, a.k.a. Jan. 2, and that means it's time to get serious about your New Year's Resolution.

It's New Year's Day - or, if you prefer, the eighth day of Christmas.

So what are you doing New Year's Eve? The choices are endless, but here's one idea for you: the New Year's Eve 2018 Glitz & Glamour Gala at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown.

Is your child too young to stay up till midnight for "real" New Year's Eve? Then join in this early Noon Year's Eve celebration at Burnaby Public Library's Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Yes, it's today (Saturday, Dec.

Get your game face on for today's Christmas fun: a Gameface board game session at Burnaby Public Library's McGill branch (4595 Albert St.).

Looking for family fun today? Luckily for you, it's Lego Club day! The Burnaby Public Library offers kids (and parents) a chance to drop in and play with the library's extensive Lego collection.

Head to the Kensington Recreation Complex on Sunday, Dec. 31 for a New Year’s Eve Toonie Skate. The rec centre (6159 Curtis St.) will have a host of family-friendly activities, including face painting and crafts.

So the Christmas mayhem has passed. You have indulged in food and drink and family and fun - and the holidays have really just begun. Never fear.

Reporter spends an afternoon with a Salvation Army bell ringer outside London Drugs at Brentwood mall