In the Community

What’s the secret to a long life? In the case of Jean McIntyre it could be a combination of positivity and diet. The Burnaby resident is celebrating her 106th birthday on March 28. “I’ve had a good life,” she told the NOW.

I enjoy the balance of flavors in this recipe; it’s got spice, acid and sweetness which make for a mouth watering dish. I like to serve this family style on a large platter in the middle of the table and everyone can enjoy the lightness and fresh.

Chef Ben Kiely’s route to Burnaby was paved with love and cooking. He met a Burnaby woman in Greece, fell in love, and after some time in Europe, found himself teaching cooking and raising a family in British Columbia.

Spring has sprung – and with it so has a multitude of activities for families. Regular readers will know I’ve been keeping an eye on the family scene in Burnaby, and I’m bringing you some roundups of happenings in the city’s neighbourhoods.

Grab your boots and a garbage bag and join the interurban pathway clean up. The Old Interurban Forest Preservation Society is holding a clean-up event on Sunday, March 20 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Ron Leith is officially a stamp collector, but in practice, he’s more like a treasure hunter. The Chilliwack resident worked in the oil industry, retired in his 40s and started running stamp auctions to finance his own collecting hobby.

A Burnaby-based writer and dog-lover has gotten her work published in a new installment of the acclaimed American book series, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Very Good, Very Bad Cat. Despite having never owned a cat herself, Kelly L.

You could say farming is in Leila Trickey’s genes. Her homesteader parents and five siblings lived on an Ontario farm, and her childhood was shaped by wide open spaces and fresh earth.

Burnaby Neighbourhood House is ringing in the spring season by hosting a community dinner in celebration of the Persian New Year holiday, Norooz. The event is taking place as part of the neighbourhood house’s Sharing Cultures dinners program.