Skip to content

In the Community

Gardening: it's time to plant peas

Gardening: it's time to plant peas

Now the weather's beginning to dry a little, this is the ideal time to plant peas. Cool, loose soil encourages fast germination, there's not enough moisture to rot pea seed and voles have little time for leisurely snacks on it or tiny shoots.

What do your gardens grow?

Burnaby Village Museum wants to know for demonstration plot

Top 5: Fancy a robotics war this weekend?

Our list of Top 5 things to do in Burnaby

Burnaby community school shines at United Way event

Burnaby’s Byrne Creek Community School was front and centre at the Scotiabank & United Way Community Spirit Awards last week.
Burnaby's lone school robotics team hosts championship

Burnaby's lone school robotics team hosts championship

The Burnaby school district’s only competitive robotics team hosted the VEX Robotics B.C. Provincial Championships last month and earned a spot in the semifinal. Forty robotics teams from across the province descended on Alpha Secondary Feb.
Dying at home with dignity

Dying at home with dignity

How one Burnaby man stayed by his wife's side till the end
'It's been a lovely city to grow up in'

'It's been a lovely city to grow up in'

The houses that are original along Canada Way, like this house have stayed the same. People have moved in and out and had their families here. The big change is the woods behind us, which has turned into Buckingham heights .

Gardening questions answered

Question: I am hoping you can give me some suggestions as to what to plant in a newly created bed that is almost in the shade during the summer months and spans about 4.

Healthwise: Becoming empowered in your own health care

At some time, we will each play the role of the patient. In the 1991 film, The Doctor , William Hurt plays an arrogant physician who gets a taste of his own medicine when he is diagnosed with cancer.
Play to Learn a hit with Burnaby families

Play to Learn a hit with Burnaby families

Hundreds of families turned out for the first-ever Play to Learn event on Saturday, Feb. 21.