In the Community

Emily Wager has been baking up a storm raising money to buy her neighbour a new scooter. Check out her story here – and see below for the recipe she’s sharing this season.

Whether it’s a formal champagne event or just a get-together with loved ones, tasty appetizers are a must for any successful holiday party.

Question: I have had this Christmas plant for many years, and it used to flower in December. For the past two years it has stopped flowering. I gave it plant food but still no flowers. I had it in the basement all year round facing south.

Heather MacKay sees some of the best parts of the Burnaby Christmas Bureau, but she also sees the most heart-breaking.

UPDATE: The dog has been found and returned to the rescue group. A local dog rescue group is looking for a missing daschund-chihuahua cross that escaped on Saturday, Dec. 12. The dog’s name is Bethany, and she’s likely cold and hungry.

Event is for people who've lost children, siblings or grandchildren

Burnaby Edwardian home belonged to early pioneers

Have you been to Heritage Christmas yet? It’s at the Burnaby Village Museum, and it’s the perfect thing to get you and your family into the holiday spirit.

Kudos to Burnaby resident Devon Downie, who won second place in a major Toastmasters competition. Downie won the public speaking contest with her tale of a stubborn pigeon that flew into her apartment and wouldn’t leave.

Burnaby’s St. Michael’s Centre needs some renovations to help brighten the living quarters for seniors and people in hospice care.