In the Community

Don’t forget – the Heights is the place to be this weekend. Burnaby’s favourite family festival is back on Saturday, June 3. Hats Off Day takes to Hastings Street from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It seems grabbing the iPad for a game of Scrabble or solitaire has cognitive and socio-emotional benefits for seniors, according to one SFU professor.

Enjoy Hats Off Day on Saturday, June 3. The celebration in the Heights kicks off with the annual pancake breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Family Fun Dash at 9:30 a.m. The parade starts at 10 a.m.

SPOTLIGHT ON: Kids’ Chess Club WHAT IS IT? The Burnaby Junior Chess Club offers chess instruction and play for kids from kindergarten to Grade 12. Kids get lessons and have a chance to play each other in casual, round-robin-style tournaments.

Rain didn’t stop about 55 people from showing up to the Save the Mothers Walk on May 13.

Burnaby’s teaching community has lost a longtime social activist who was known for being on the picket line well into her 90s. Betty Griffin, a retired elementary school teacher, died on May 1 at the age of 94.

When Leland Dieno became a single dad to his now four-year-old son, it changed his life completely. As he describes it, he was “thrown into it,” and it was something he never expected. “My parents are still together.

Drop in to Swangard Stadium on May 27 and 28 for the annual European Festival. Weekend festivities include culinary delights from 30 or so countries, live entertainment, arts and crafts and more. A two-day pass is $10 at the gate or online for $8.

Without the support from the B.C. Centre for Ability, Marlene Jan is confident she would have racked up the equivalent of four mortgages by now. Jan’s daughter, Vivien, was born with a rare heart disease.

The carnival is coming to town. Gilmore Community School is hosting its Country Carnival on Friday, May 26. The event happens every two years and is a fundraiser for the school.